how to create virtual domain name for RoR application?

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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 rather http://192.168.03:3000/login_c.

Please help me regarding this. Thanks in advance.

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This has nothing to do with Rails; your local DNS needs a record for the server, with whatever name(s) you choose.

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Hassan Schroeder 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 rather .

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.

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Norm Scherer wrote:

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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,