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Installing Fedora: does it matter what I make the hostname?

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Mar 15, 2026441 views

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I'm in the process of setting up a Fedora machine just for use on my in-house lan (not exposed to the internet.) This seems like a slightly stupid question, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere: does it matter what I make the hostname? The default is "localhost.localdomain" - shoul…

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It helps to set some name. But, from a networking standpoint, the name does not matter. Some other notes that might be useful.

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