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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>How can I find my servers host name? - Krystal Hosting Knowledge Base</title> <meta name="description" content="The server's hostname is useful as it provides an alternate method of connecting to your hosting services. You can find help for your server hostname here."> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://files.helpdocs.io/8nzbvyta9f/favicon.svg"> <meta property="og:title" content="How can I find my servers host name?"> <meta property="twitter:title" content="How can I find my servers host name?"> <meta property="og:description" content="The server's hostname is useful as it provides an alternate method of connecting to your hosting services. You can find help for your server hostname here."> <meta property="twitter:description" content="The server's hostname is useful as it provides an alternate method of connecting to your hosting services. 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You can find your server hostname in your Welcome to your new cPanel account email (also called your Welcome Email ) that you would have received when you purchased your hosting plan. If you no longer have the welcome email, the support team can resend it. How to contact Krystal (Sales \u0026 Support) and what details to provide. - Link opens in a new tab. What can I use the server hostname for? You can always use the server hostname to gain access to your services. This is especially useful if there is a problem with your domain name. Webmail - http://serverhostname/webmail cPanel - http://serverhostname/cpanel Email - if for some reason you can't use mail.your-domain.co.uk you can connect your email client to your home server name How to find out your server's IP address We have a separate guide that shows how to use PING to establish the IP address of your server.","articleSection":"Getting Started","author":{"@type":"Person","image":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7d18870382596718fcad368bbae3ecd?d=mm\u0026s=150","name":"Ben Oates"},"dateCreated":"2019-03-08T13:01:17Z","dateModified":"2023-06-30T16:21:08Z","datePublished":"2019-03-08T13:01:17Z","headline":"How can I find my servers host name?","mainEntityOfPage":"https://help.krystal.io/getting-started/how-can-i-find-my-home-server-name","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","logo":"https://files.helpdocs.io/8nzbvyta9f/logo.png?t=1669998786961","name":"krystal"},"url":"https://help.krystal.io/getting-started/how-can-i-find-my-home-server-name","version":15,"wordCount":170}</script> <link rel="canonical" href="https://help.krystal.io/getting-started/how-can-i-find-my-home-server-name"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.helpdocs.io/css/highlightjs-github-gist.min.css?v=1732636207"> <!-- [Begin] HelpDocs Required Additions --> <script src="https://cdn.helpdocs.io/js/jquery.min.js?v=1565690126"></script> <script src="https://cdn.helpdocs.io/js/tether.min.js?v=1565690126"></script> <script src="https://cdn.helpdocs.io/js/bootstrap.min.js?v=1565690126"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.helpdocs.io/css/bootstrap.min.css?v=1565690126"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.helpdocs.io/css/font-awesome.min.css?v=1565690126"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.helpdocs.io/css/tether.min.css?v=1565690126"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.helpdocs.io/css/glyphicons.css?v=1565690126"> <!-- [End] HelpDocs Required Additions --> <link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/magnific-popup.js/1.1.0/magnific-popup.min.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"><script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/magnific-popup.js/1.1.0/jquery.magnific-popup.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"> (function() { $(function() { $('#article img').each(function() { $(this).wrap('<a></a>'); 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} </style> <div id="article"> <div id="meta" class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1"> <p id="breadcrumbs" class="small-capital-text"> <a href="/"> All Categories </a> > <a href="/getting-started" aria-label="Getting Started"> <span property="name">​Getting Started</span> </a> </li> > How can I find my servers host name? </p> </div> </div> <div id="body" class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1"> <div class="full-article-card"> <div class="card-block"> <h1 class="full-article-title">How can I find my servers host name?</h1> <p class="meta small-capital-text full-article-author-meta author-text"> <img class="img-fluid full-article-author-image" src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7d18870382596718fcad368bbae3ecd?d=mm&s=150"> <span class="text-muted"> Updated 1 year ago by Ben Oates </span> </p> <p>The servers hostname is useful as it provides an alternate method of connecting to your hosting services. You can find your server hostname in your <strong>Welcome to your new cPanel account</strong> email (also called your <strong>Welcome Email</strong>) that you would have received when you purchased your hosting plan.</p><p>If you no longer have the welcome email, the support team can resend it.</p><p><a href="https://help.krystal.uk/getting-started/how-to-contact-support-and-what-details-to-provide">How to contact Krystal (Sales & Support) and what details to provide. - Link opens in a new tab.</a></p><p><strong>What can I use the server hostname for?</strong></p><p>You can always use the server hostname to gain access to your services. 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