Add private address to /etc/hosts when creating NodeBalancers

General Discussion
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The training video said it needs to add the private address and hostname to the /etc/hosts file when creating the NodeBalancers. But it seems the load balancer works well if I do not add the record to the Hosts file. Is it necessary or best practice to do the same as the training video suggests?

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Hi Brian,

Making changes to your HOSTS file (/etc/hosts) is only necessary if you want to do local testing. The NodeBalancer IP should be available once it is deployed and can be accessed.

I am not sure which training video you are referring to, could you link it for me so I can take a look at the instructions? Thanks in advance.

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Hi Melissen,

Thanks for the explanation. The training video title is “Server Scaling” in “Cloud Computing Masterclass & Certification”, beginning at 22:39.

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Hello and welcome to the community @Brian . I’ve moved your Topic from Dev Tips to General Discussion, since this is not a blog-style post but rather a question.