# Testing Server without domain name **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [July 23, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-server-without-domain-name/209816 "2011-07-23T14:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-server-without-domain-name/209816/1 "2011-07-23T14:08:59Z")
Hi There, at the moment I’m waiting for my Domain-Name (because of some problems this will last a few days). Now I wanna test nginx only with IP-Adress. This is no Problem for Default but how about sub-Domains? Is it possible to internally map 1.2.3.4/abrakadabra to abrakadabra.1.2.3.4? With domain-Name this seems to be no problem, but without? Thanks allot - and sry I’m a beginner. Chris ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Christian_Becker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-server-without-domain-name/209816/2 "2011-07-23T14:19:30Z")
On 23 Jul 2011 13h07 WEST, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi There, > > at the moment I’m waiting for my Domain-Name (because of some > problems this will last a few days). > > Now I wanna test nginx only with IP-Adress. This is no Problem for > Default but how about sub-Domains? Is it possible to internally map > 1.2.3.4/abrakadabra to abrakadabra.1.2.3.4? With domain-Name this > seems to be no problem, but without? Not sure I understand your question. But I run nginx on my dev machines using only the loop device. Most of my stuff are drupal sites. I run each site on a different port. That way the dev environment gets easily mapped to the production environment by just changing a few values of some key directives, like listen, root and specifying a server\_name. E.g.: server { listen [::]:8801; (…) } Or server { listen 1.2.3.4:80; (…) } … server { listen 1.2.3.4:8080; (…) } HTH, — appa ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Christian_Becker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-server-without-domain-name/209816/3 "2011-07-23T14:22:36Z")
Hi I assume you’re talking about a public domain. If you don’t have a domain name, how can you map sub-domains? If you only have a public IP address, that’s all you have. At most you can use 1.2.3.4/subfolder If you mean a private network, i don’t get your domain issues. If the server is in a LAN i do what António Almeida does and change ports. HTH, Nuno – “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Christian_Becker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-server-without-domain-name/209816/4 "2011-07-23T14:23:13Z")
On 23 Jul 2011 13h07 WEST, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi There, > > at the moment I’m waiting for my Domain-Name (because of some > problems this will last a few days). > > Now I wanna test nginx only with IP-Adress. This is no Problem for > Default but how about sub-Domains? Is it possible to internally map > 1.2.3.4/abrakadabra to abrakadabra.1.2.3.4? With domain-Name this > seems to be no problem, but without? EDIT: Oops. Not yet fully awaken: not loop, but loopback 🙂 Not sure I understand your question. But I run nginx on my dev machines using only the loopback device. Most of my stuff are drupal sites. I run each site on a different port. That way the dev environment gets easily mapped to the production environment by just changing a few values of some key directives, like listen, root and specifying a server\_name. E.g.: server { listen [::]:8801; (…) } Or server { listen 1.2.3.4:80; (…) } … server { listen 1.2.3.4:8080; (…) } HTH, — appa ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Christian_Becker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-server-without-domain-name/209816/5 "2011-07-24T15:42:49Z")
Hi sure this looks fine for me, just be aware of the changes regarding your dns servers, some providers do it a different way than usual. if you have the primary dns server assigned to your server, the you\*ll have no problems kind regards, malte Am 24.07.2011 um 00:11 schrieb Gelonida: ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Christian\_Becker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Christian_Becker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-server-without-domain-name/209816/6 "2011-07-23T15:55:59Z")
You can privately map the domain name to your ip address by adding an entry to the hosts file (or a private dns server) on your test client. This way you don’t have to change anything in nginx. Hendrik Am Sa, 23.07.2011, 14:07 schrieb Christian Becker: