How to update your hosts file.

Every computer has a file on it which allows the owner to specify where a website is loaded from. A hosts file is a simple combination of domain names and IP addresses.

Adding a record to your hosts file means your computer will load the domain using the IP address specified, rather than the one provided by DNS.

111.222.333.444 www.domain.com
111.222.333.444 domain.com
111.222.333.555 subdomain.domain.com

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