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Can I make my host unavailable when I am offline for a long period of time?

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Article Summary

  • Set your host's IP address to 127.0.0.1 to make it inaccessible to other users on the Internet.
  • This prevents your users from being directed to your old IP address if someone else gets it while you are offline.
  • With Plus or Enhanced, you can modify the hostname on the DNS Records page to use the Offline Options feature.
  • If you have your own domain with Plus, you can use the parking feature.

You can use the IP address 127.0.0.1 to make your host inaccessible to other users on the Internet. This is useful if you will be going offline for an extended period of time. If someone else gets assigned your old IP address, your users will not be directed to your expired IP address.

Alternatively, if you have Plus or Enhanced you can my modify your hostname on the DNS Records page to use our Offline Options feature.  If you have your own domain with Plus you can use our parking feature.