# Remote host name in access log

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remote-host-name-in-access-log/245551>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [June 15, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remote-host-name-in-access-log/245551 "2013-06-15T17:02:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remote-host-name-in-access-log/245551/1 "2013-06-15T17:02:27Z")

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Hello;

Is it possible to log the remote host name (as opposed to just the IP  
address) in the access log? I run a low traffic web server and I’m not  
concerned with the overhead for the lookups.

Thanks,

Joseph

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Mingrone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@Joseph\_Mingrone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joseph_Mingrone)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remote-host-name-in-access-log/245551/2 "2013-06-16T03:39:10Z")

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Hello!

On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 09:41:20AM -0300, Joseph Mingrone wrote:

> Is it possible to log the remote host name (as opposed to just the IP  
> address) in the access log? I run a low traffic web server and I’m not  
> concerned with the overhead for the lookups.

No.

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Maxim D.

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