Edit the Hosts File – Mac

Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorized

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Enter: sudo nano /etc/hosts
  3. Click Enter.
  4. Enter the admin password.
  5. Make edits.
  6. Save file: Ctrl + O
  7. Exit: Ctrl + X
  8. To clear DNS cache, enter in terminal: sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
  9. Click Enter.

Overrides DNS and maps a specific domain name to an IP address that you define.