How to change hostname on Linux

Overview In this post we will cover the steps on how to change hostname on Linux. We’ll go through the basics on how to change a hostname on a Linux machine and why we do it and all the steps will be demonstrated using the terminal. Additionally, we’ll showcase a couple of different methods on how to do it. The options we’ll demonstrate can be applied on almost any Linux distro, for an example we can change the hostname on Ubuntu/Debian and even change the hostname on Fedora/RedHat. ...

December 19, 2023 · 4 min · 750 words · Marko Nisic

Change hostname on Linux using Ansible

Overview This article will demonstrate how we to set a hostname on a Linux server using Ansible playbook. The end goal of this procedure is to automate the process changing the hostname on our remote Linux server. Overall this process is simple when executed manually but this playbook can have it’s uses too. One example - use it as a template for new server deployment Requirements in order to successfully change the hostname: ...

December 18, 2023 · 2 min · 341 words · Marko Nisic