{"id":15717,"date":"2019-03-01T09:20:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/?p=15717"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:25:05","slug":"change-hostname-on-centos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/in\/tutorials\/change-hostname-on-centos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change hostname on CentOS 9 Stream: 3 simple methods explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Managing multiple servers may be challenging, which is where hostnames can prove to be useful.<\/p>

Hostnames enable users to name their servers and organize them more efficiently.<\/p>

In this tutorial, we’ll explain what a hostname is and show you three ways to change it on a CentOS 9 Stream machine.<\/p>

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>

\n\n\n

\n \n \n <\/svg>\n

\n What Is a Hostname?\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

A hostname is an individual name assigned to a computer. It can be anything from myhostname<\/strong> to mycomputer1.domain.tld.<\/strong> Hostnames are used as identifiers designed to make it easier for people to separate different computers or servers on the network. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>

An interesting feature is that hostnames can be private or exposed to a network. For example, a user won’t be able to see a hostname like myhostname<\/strong> on a network. On the other hand, if a hostname gets combined with a domain, it will be seen on public networks.<\/p>

Let’s say server1<\/strong> is the computer’s hostname you want to access, while mydomain<\/strong> is the domain and .com<\/strong> is the top-level domain. When combined, the hostname will look like this – server1.mydomain.com<\/strong>.<\/p>

Such identifiable names are called Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN)<\/strong>, <\/strong>as they include the computer’s name and the domain name associated with that computer.<\/p>

How to Change Hostname Using Hostinger’s Control Panel<\/h2>

If you are using Hostinger’s virtual machine hosting<\/a>, you can easily change the server’s hostname via hPanel.<\/p>

To do this, open your VPS management page on hPanel and navigate to the Settings <\/strong>section.<\/p>

\"VPS<\/a><\/figure><\/div>

Then, find the Change Hostname<\/strong> section and fill in the details with your desired hostname. Don’t forget to save the changes.<\/p>

\"Change<\/a><\/figure><\/div>

That’s it – the hostname is now updated. You can check the new hostname from hPanel or by asking the Kodee AI assistant<\/a>. Simply ask it, “What is the current static hostname of my VPS?”<\/p>

\"Kodee