{"id":10511,"date":"2021-04-13T09:13:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T09:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10511"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:05:07","slug":"change-server-hostname-launchpad-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/change-server-hostname-launchpad-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Server Hostname from Launchpad Dashboard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Users can freely change the hostname of their VPS server from the Launchpad&#8217;s dashboard.<\/p>\n<h2>To Change Server Hostname from Launchpad<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your <strong>Launchpad<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click on the <strong>arrow<\/strong> beside the server name you want to change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/arrow_lp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"703\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option. And choose the <strong>Change Hostname<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p>4. Enter the new hostname in the <strong>New Host Name<\/strong> field and click the <strong>Change Hostname<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/change_hname.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"791\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Launchpad will generate a success message and update the hostname.<\/p>\n<p>5. Once you update the server hostname, please make sure to restart the server by clicking on the <strong>restart<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/restart_ser_lp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-wrapr kb-wisdom-warning kb-wisdom-wrapr-red\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-icon\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-icon\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-content\">\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Changing a server&#8217;s hostname will require a new A Record for the new one. Thus, you have to create a new A record for the new hostname.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users can freely change the hostname of their VPS server from the Launchpad&#8217;s dashboard. To Change Server Hostname from Launchpad 1. 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