This guide explains how to view a website hosted by Infomaniak even if no domain name/URL is currently correctly configured to direct the visitor to this site.

Introduction

• With the preview URL of your website, you can view the current version of your content in a browser, regardless of whether the corresponding future domain name is not yet configured correctly.
• This site preview can be done using a preview URL and notably allows you to test a site before pointing a domain name that, for example, currently points elsewhere.
• This temporary URL provided by Infomaniak may change at any time and is only available with paid offers.

Get the preview URL for your site

To do this:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the relevant product.
3. Click on ‍ More information.
4. The preview address is indicated under Preview URL (ex.: XXX.preview.infomaniak.website):
   
    

In case of trouble…

If, when visiting your preview address, the URL immediately changes to another, this may be due to a .htaccess file that you have modified to include rewrite rules. You need to disable it and then test again.

... on WordPress

If the **preview URL** keeps displaying even though you have already configured the domain name, you need to assign the final address as the main address in your website options.

Alternatives to preview your site

If you wish to proceed differently than with the preview address provided by Infomaniak (see above), you can modify the hosts file of your computer (including with browser extensions like this one for Firefox). You will need the IP address of your site for this.

When your tests are finished or the DNS records for the domain name are up to date, do not forget to delete any changes you have made, otherwise it will be impossible to display your site if the server's IP address is changed or if the site is migrated to another web hosting service.