A hostname is name assigned to any computer which is on a network and this name is used to identify this system in cluster of devices on any network or over the internet.
Websites are identified by their hostname defined over DNS servers (translates hostnames to IP address), else you will have to use IP address instead of their names.
Manage hostname in Linux
Display hostname
The first command before changing anything is check your hostname
Syntax
hostname
you can also view hostname with cat command
cat /etc/hostname
Change hostname
Host name can be changed by either editing host file /etc/host or by command by using the hostname command.
Syntax
hostname <new_hostname>
Example
hostname test_system
Once changed confirm changes have been applied by viewing host name.
