# How to create virtual domain name for RoR application? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 6, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-virtual-domain-name-for-ror-application/197141 "2010-07-06T09:56:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumantacaptain)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-virtual-domain-name-for-ror-application/197141/1 "2010-07-06T09:56:55Z")
Hi, I have a application for our internal office use. Platform is Ubuntu 9.04 sever edition. with Ruby version 1.8.7 (i486-linux) RubyGems version 1.3.7 Rack version 1.0 Rails version 2.3.5 Active Record version 2.3.5 Active Resource version 2.3.5 Action Mailer version 2.3.5 Active Support version 2.3.5 Application root /home/infinity1/OBS Environment development Database adapter mysql Database schema version 0 Now suppose my IP(local) number is 192.168.0.3. how can I create a virtual name for the application ? so that I can use [www.example.com](http://www.example.com) rather [http://192.168.03:3000/login\_c](http://192.168.03:3000/login_c). Please help me regarding this. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumantacaptain)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-virtual-domain-name-for-ror-application/197141/2 "2010-07-06T14:11:02Z")
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 12:56 AM, sumanta [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Now suppose my IP(local) number is 192.168.0.3. how can I create a > virtual name for the application ? so that I can use [www.example.com](http://www.example.com) > rather [http://192.168.03:3000/login\_c](http://192.168.03:3000/login_c). This has nothing to do with Rails; your local DNS needs a record for the server, with whatever name(s) you choose. – Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid twitter: @hassan ---
**Author:** ![sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumantacaptain)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-virtual-domain-name-for-ror-application/197141/3 "2010-07-06T18:25:12Z")
Hassan S. wrote: > ``` > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 12:56 AM, sumanta[\](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote: > ``` > > > ``` > > Now suppose my IP(local) number is 192.168.0.3. how can > > I create a > > virtual name for the application ? so that I can use[www.example.com](http://www.example.com)rather[http://192.168.03:3000/login\_c](http://192.168.03:3000/login_c). > > ``` > > ``` > This has nothing to do with Rails; your local DNS needs a record for > the server, with whatever name(s) you choose. > ``` Or for a very small setup where you may not have a dns server (like in my den) I just put entries in /etc/hosts on all of the  systems.  It helps to configure your dhcp server (if you use one) to use fixed addresses for the server machine. – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.) ---
**Author:** ![sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@sumantacaptain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumantacaptain)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-virtual-domain-name-for-ror-application/197141/4 "2010-07-06T22:24:53Z")
Norm S. wrote: > [Please stop sending HTML e-mail to the list.] […] > Or for a very > small setup where you may not have a dns server (like in my den) I just > put entries in /etc/hosts on all of the systems. No! Do it right: set up DNS entries on your router/hub/switch/whatever you connect to. > It helps to > configure your dhcp server (if you use one) to use fixed addresses for > the server machine. Indeed. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid