How to set the hostname
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In this document, you’ll find the steps on how to set the hostname in senhasegura.

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The Orbit hostname command allows you to work with the hostname of the operating system of this senhasegura instance.

mt4adm@vmdf-giskard:~$ sudo orbit hostname --help
Usage: orbit hostname [<hostname>]

Change the server hostname. Changing the hostname you will need reboot
of the server.

Arguments:
[<hostname>] Setting the server hostname

Flags:
 --help Show context-sensitive help.
 --reboot Reboot the machine
 --force Force the command execution, never prompt
 --show

Set a new hostname

You can determine a new hostname by providing the new hostname as the last argument, as described in the command's help.

mt4adm@vmdf-giskard:~$ sudo orbit hostname vmdf-giskard
Are you sure you want to proceed: y
Done!
No errors reported
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After executing the command to apply the new hostname to the instance, please restart the server using the --reboot parameter.


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