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I have a centos box from linode and I have set the /etc/hosts /etc/sysconfig/network and /etc/resolv.conf to only one domain.

Is it okay to host multiple domains on the same machine, while only one domain is configured with the above?

For example if I have hostname.mydomain.com as the main domain, and have a few vhosts under apache somedomain.com and somedomain42.com is this still a correct setup?

Also I found http://freedns.afraid.org/. Should I use it for my domain? Is it good to use an external DNS instead of my registrars DNS?

Kyle
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There's nothing in the OS that would cause that setup to be wrong. Whatever software you're using to provide services on those domain names might require that some of those local services know about the other domains. Without knowing what software that might be, there's no way for us to answer.

wfaulk
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  • phpbb mainly. I do wonder how reseller servers handle multiple domains though. I'm not a reseller but I do host 3 forums on the same server. – Kyle May 05 '12 at 00:33