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How to change the hostname of your VPS Many times the default or first-choice hostname of your VPS doesn’t please you any more. Changing the hostname is easy if you have ssh access, by following these steps: Edit your server’s /etc/sysconfig/network file with your preferred text editor (in this case, nano). [root@vps ~]# nano /etc/sysconfig/network Find the line containing “HOSTNAME=” and add your FQDN hostname. HOSTNAME=mynode.domain.com If you utilize internal networking, also change the host associated with the main IP address of your VPS. [root@vps ~]# nano /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain 123.45.67.89 hostname.domain.com hostname ~ ~ -- INSERT -- 2,43-57 ALL Run “hostname” commad, followed by your preferred FQDN hostname: [root@vps ~]# hostname mynode.domain.com [root@vps ~]# hostname mynode.domain.com [root@vps ~]# 4. Don’t forget to also restart your network service, for the changes to persist on restart /etc/init.d/network restart And that’s it! You now have a new hostname for your DS/VPS !