I recently installed ubuntu server on a virtualbox virtual machine. I tried to connect it using <host name>.local but it didn't work? How can I access it from a url but not an IP?
(I do not want answers saying to modify /etc/hosts)
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1If you don't want to modify your `/etc/hosts`, which is easiest and most direct solution for your question, then install `bind`, create `.local` DNS zone and and configure `A` type DNS record for your virtual server. You may even configure bind and your VM to update this record dynamically... – Sergey Nudnov May 27 '19 at 12:14
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@SergeyNudnov How can I install it? – randomuser5215 May 27 '19 at 14:01
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There are many manuals available. [This](https://www.hiroom2.com/2018/05/06/ubuntu-1804-bind-en/), [this](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-bind-as-a-private-network-dns-server-on-ubuntu-14-04), [this](http://www.servermom.org/how-to-install-and-setup-bind9-on-ubuntu-server/). Unfortunately, I have no time to create a proper answer... – Sergey Nudnov May 27 '19 at 14:27