Before You Start<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nYou’ll need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Server IP address<\/strong> (find this in your hosting control panel or contact support)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Your domain name<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Administrator access<\/strong> to your computer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
macOS and Linux<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Open Terminal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- macOS:<\/strong> Search for “Terminal” in Spotlight (Cmd + Space)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Linux:<\/strong> Use universal search (Ubuntu, Fedora, Almalinux etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Edit the Hosts File<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Type:
sudo nano \/etc\/hosts<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Enter your administrator password when prompted<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Add Your Domain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAdd these lines at the bottom (replace with your IP and domain):<\/p>\n\n\n\n194.110.243.194 yourdomain.uk
194.110.243.194 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Tip:<\/strong> Always add both versions (with and without www<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n\nOptional – IPv6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2a00:b980:2::242 yourdomain.uk
2a00:b980:2::242 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 4: Save and Exit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Press Ctrl + O<\/strong> to save<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press Enter<\/strong> to confirm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press Ctrl + X<\/strong> to exit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Close Terminal<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Microsoft Windows<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Open Notepad as Administrator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Click Start<\/strong> or press the Windows key<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Type “Notepad”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Right-click<\/strong> Notepad \u2192 Select “Run as administrator”<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/image-29.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Open the Hosts File<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- In Notepad: File<\/strong> \u2192 Open<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Navigate to:
C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\etc\\<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Change file type dropdown to “All Files (.<\/em>)”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select “hosts”<\/strong> and click Open<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/image-31.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 3: Add Your Domain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAdd these lines at the bottom (replace with your IP and domain):<\/p>\n\n\n\n194.110.243.194 yourdomain.uk
194.110.243.194 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Tip:<\/strong> Always add both versions (with and without www<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n\nOptional – IPv6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2a00:b980:2::242 yourdomain.uk
2a00:b980:2::242 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 4: Save and Close<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Press Ctrl + S<\/strong> or File<\/strong> \u2192 Save<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Close Notepad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/image-34.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTesting Your Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Close and reopen your browser<\/strong> (or clear browser cache)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Visit your domain – it should now load from the new server<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check the IP by opening Command Prompt\/Terminal and typing:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
ping yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nImportant: Remove Entries After Going Live<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u26a0\ufe0f Once your DNS is updated and live<\/strong>, remove the hosts file entries by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Repeating the steps above<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Deleting<\/strong> the lines you added<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Saving the file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Why?<\/strong> Leaving these entries will cause your computer to always use the old IP, even after DNS changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nFinding Your Server IP Address<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Check your hosting control panel<\/strong> (cPanel, Scout, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Look for “Server Information” or “IP Address”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Or contact support at www.jolt.co.uk\/support\/ and we’ll provide it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Troubleshooting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nChanges not working:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Close and reopen your browser completely<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Clear browser cache (Ctrl + Shift + Delete)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Flush DNS cache:\n
\n- Windows:<\/strong>
ipconfig \/flushdns<\/code> in Command Prompt<\/li>\n\n\n\n- macOS:<\/strong>
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache<\/code> in Terminal<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Linux:<\/strong>
sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nCan’t save hosts file (Windows):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Make sure you opened Notepad as Administrator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Can’t edit hosts file (Mac\/Linux):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Make sure you used
sudo<\/code> in the command<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nNeed Help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOur support team can assist with hosts file configuration! Contact us at www.jolt.co.uk\/support\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What is the Hosts File? The hosts file tells your computer which IP address to use for a specific domain name, overriding public DNS. This is useful for testing a website on a new server before updating DNS publicly. Common use case: You’ve built a new website on our servers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,9,12,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-access","category-advanced-techniques","category-domains","category-reseller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
macOS and Linux<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Open Terminal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- macOS:<\/strong> Search for “Terminal” in Spotlight (Cmd + Space)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Linux:<\/strong> Use universal search (Ubuntu, Fedora, Almalinux etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Edit the Hosts File<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Type:
sudo nano \/etc\/hosts<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Enter your administrator password when prompted<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Add Your Domain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAdd these lines at the bottom (replace with your IP and domain):<\/p>\n\n\n\n194.110.243.194 yourdomain.uk
194.110.243.194 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Tip:<\/strong> Always add both versions (with and without www<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n\nOptional – IPv6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2a00:b980:2::242 yourdomain.uk
2a00:b980:2::242 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 4: Save and Exit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Press Ctrl + O<\/strong> to save<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press Enter<\/strong> to confirm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press Ctrl + X<\/strong> to exit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Close Terminal<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Microsoft Windows<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nStep 1: Open Notepad as Administrator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Click Start<\/strong> or press the Windows key<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Type “Notepad”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Right-click<\/strong> Notepad \u2192 Select “Run as administrator”<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Open the Hosts File<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- In Notepad: File<\/strong> \u2192 Open<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Navigate to:
C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\etc\\<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Change file type dropdown to “All Files (.<\/em>)”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select “hosts”<\/strong> and click Open<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Add Your Domain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAdd these lines at the bottom (replace with your IP and domain):<\/p>\n\n\n\n194.110.243.194 yourdomain.uk
194.110.243.194 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Tip:<\/strong> Always add both versions (with and without www<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n\nOptional – IPv6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2a00:b980:2::242 yourdomain.uk
2a00:b980:2::242 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 4: Save and Close<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Press Ctrl + S<\/strong> or File<\/strong> \u2192 Save<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Close Notepad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Testing Your Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Close and reopen your browser<\/strong> (or clear browser cache)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Visit your domain – it should now load from the new server<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check the IP by opening Command Prompt\/Terminal and typing:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
ping yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nImportant: Remove Entries After Going Live<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u26a0\ufe0f Once your DNS is updated and live<\/strong>, remove the hosts file entries by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Repeating the steps above<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Deleting<\/strong> the lines you added<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Saving the file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Why?<\/strong> Leaving these entries will cause your computer to always use the old IP, even after DNS changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nFinding Your Server IP Address<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Check your hosting control panel<\/strong> (cPanel, Scout, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Look for “Server Information” or “IP Address”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Or contact support at www.jolt.co.uk\/support\/ and we’ll provide it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Troubleshooting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nChanges not working:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Close and reopen your browser completely<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Clear browser cache (Ctrl + Shift + Delete)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Flush DNS cache:\n
\n- Windows:<\/strong>
ipconfig \/flushdns<\/code> in Command Prompt<\/li>\n\n\n\n- macOS:<\/strong>
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache<\/code> in Terminal<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Linux:<\/strong>
sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nCan’t save hosts file (Windows):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Make sure you opened Notepad as Administrator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Can’t edit hosts file (Mac\/Linux):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Make sure you used
sudo<\/code> in the command<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nNeed Help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOur support team can assist with hosts file configuration! Contact us at www.jolt.co.uk\/support\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What is the Hosts File? The hosts file tells your computer which IP address to use for a specific domain name, overriding public DNS. This is useful for testing a website on a new server before updating DNS publicly. Common use case: You’ve built a new website on our servers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,9,12,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-access","category-advanced-techniques","category-domains","category-reseller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- \n
- macOS:<\/strong> Search for “Terminal” in Spotlight (Cmd + Space)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Linux:<\/strong> Use universal search (Ubuntu, Fedora, Almalinux etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Edit the Hosts File<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Type:
sudo nano \/etc\/hosts<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Enter your administrator password when prompted<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Step 3: Add Your Domain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Add these lines at the bottom (replace with your IP and domain):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
194.110.243.194 yourdomain.uk
194.110.243.194 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Tip:<\/strong> Always add both versions (with and without
www<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n\nOptional – IPv6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
2a00:b980:2::242 yourdomain.uk
2a00:b980:2::242 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 4: Save and Exit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Press Ctrl + O<\/strong> to save<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press Enter<\/strong> to confirm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press Ctrl + X<\/strong> to exit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Close Terminal<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Microsoft Windows<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Open Notepad as Administrator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Click Start<\/strong> or press the Windows key<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Type “Notepad”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Right-click<\/strong> Notepad \u2192 Select “Run as administrator”<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Open the Hosts File<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- In Notepad: File<\/strong> \u2192 Open<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Navigate to:
C:\\Windows\\System32\\Drivers\\etc\\<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Change file type dropdown to “All Files (.<\/em>)”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select “hosts”<\/strong> and click Open<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 3: Add Your Domain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Add these lines at the bottom (replace with your IP and domain):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
194.110.243.194 yourdomain.uk
194.110.243.194 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Tip:<\/strong> Always add both versions (with and without
www<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n\nOptional – IPv6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
2a00:b980:2::242 yourdomain.uk
2a00:b980:2::242 www.yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 4: Save and Close<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Press Ctrl + S<\/strong> or File<\/strong> \u2192 Save<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Close Notepad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTesting Your Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Close and reopen your browser<\/strong> (or clear browser cache)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Visit your domain – it should now load from the new server<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check the IP by opening Command Prompt\/Terminal and typing:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
ping yourdomain.uk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Important: Remove Entries After Going Live<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u26a0\ufe0f Once your DNS is updated and live<\/strong>, remove the hosts file entries by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Repeating the steps above<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Deleting<\/strong> the lines you added<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Saving the file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Why?<\/strong> Leaving these entries will cause your computer to always use the old IP, even after DNS changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nFinding Your Server IP Address<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Check your hosting control panel<\/strong> (cPanel, Scout, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Look for “Server Information” or “IP Address”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Or contact support at www.jolt.co.uk\/support\/ and we’ll provide it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Troubleshooting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Changes not working:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Close and reopen your browser completely<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Clear browser cache (Ctrl + Shift + Delete)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Flush DNS cache:\n
- \n
- Windows:<\/strong>
ipconfig \/flushdns<\/code> in Command Prompt<\/li>\n\n\n\n- macOS:<\/strong>
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache<\/code> in Terminal<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Linux:<\/strong>
sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nCan’t save hosts file (Windows):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Make sure you opened Notepad as Administrator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Can’t edit hosts file (Mac\/Linux):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Make sure you used
sudo<\/code> in the command<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nNeed Help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Our support team can assist with hosts file configuration! Contact us at www.jolt.co.uk\/support\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What is the Hosts File? The hosts file tells your computer which IP address to use for a specific domain name, overriding public DNS. This is useful for testing a website on a new server before updating DNS publicly. Common use case: You’ve built a new website on our servers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,9,12,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-access","category-advanced-techniques","category-domains","category-reseller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Make sure you used
- macOS:<\/strong>
- Windows:<\/strong>
- Saving the file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
- Close Notepad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
- Navigate to:
- Type “Notepad”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press Enter<\/strong> to confirm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Enter your administrator password when prompted<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
- Linux:<\/strong> Use universal search (Ubuntu, Fedora, Almalinux etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n