Set hostname before or after installation?

[zalocus]

Hello,

I see manny video tutorials where the administrator set the hostname before Cpanel/WHM installation, is this the correct way? Or is this ok when i set it up durring the installation?

Thank you.

 

[Infopro]

Before. The cPanel installer will not run if the hostname is not set, it will alert you to the issue though so you can run a single command and set one. You can always change it afterward of course.

 

[zalocus]

when i set the Hostname with hostname ctl set-hostname"newhostname" it sets the hostname everywhere correct expect in cat /etc/hosts when i look there here shows me the old hostname under ip4 and ip6, is this normal? Or can i install it without havin trouble?

Thank you.

 

[Infopro]

Sure you can run the installer. As mentioned if something is incorrect the installer should flag it and let you know.

Let us know how it goes for you.

 

[Terry Bogard]

cPanel is very particular about making sure that the server you are using has a (Fully Qualified Domain Name). On this basis, one should provide a valid hostname. However, skipping this step will certainly give you the following error.

· (ERROR): Your hostname () is not set properly. Please

· (ERROR): change your hostname to a fully qualified domain name,

· 463 (ERROR): and re-run this installer.

Although, you can fix this error with a very simple solution. If you already have a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name ), you can type it in with the command:

· hostname your FQDN

Or else, if you want to continue with the cPanel installation but do still lack a hostname, what you can do is to insert a temporary one. Once cPanel is installed and configured, you will be able to change it to the right one at one of the very first setup pages.

· hostname host.example.com

Hope that helps you solve this issue.

 

[Roberto C. Gama G.]

I used a temporary hostname, but when I tried to enter to IP/2082 i see a 404 Not Found error. Some one can help me?

 

[cPanelMichael]

I used a temporary hostname, but when I tried to enter to IP/2082 i see a 404 Not Found error. Some one can help me?

Hello,

You must use a colon when accessing the port directly. For WHM, the URL format is:

https://IP:2087

For cPanel, the URL format is:

https://IP:2083

You can use the non-SSL URL with ports 2086 and 2082.

Thank you.

 

[Marmasco]

Should this hostname resolve to this IP before I start or it requires just the format of thisis.host.name even if it is either unregistered or pointing somewhere. I am also having a challenge installing cPanel here.

 

[tech serve]

It is good to set hostname before it.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Should this hostname resolve to this IP before I start or it requires just the format of thisis.host.name even if it is either unregistered or pointing somewhere. I am also having a challenge installing cPanel here.

It doesn't have to resolve to the IP address for the installation to proceed, but it's generally a good idea to point to the hostname to the IP address of the cPanel server as soon as possible to allow for the automatic installation of the free hostname SSL certificate, and to allow access to WHM over the server's hostname.

Thank you.