Sets the hostname of the machine generating the static content.
Hostname= hostname[: portnumber]
HostName sets the host of the server that serves the uncached pages. The static cache feature uses this to retrieve the generated content if there is no cache available.
HostName=localhost
The server that generates the pages is available on localhost.
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Comments (2 historical)
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Beware of localhost!
Massimiliano Bariola ·
the static cache generator uses the content tree to request all the pages connected to the nodes which it contains. It works by simulating a "browser" which makes the requests as an anonymous user. so, localhost might not work for you. you have to specify your host name. e.g. www.example.com in the HostName directive
NOTE: I was unable to make it work with http://www.example.com . it did work when omitting the http://
clarification
Massimiliano Bariola ·
.... so as to make it www.example.com