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

Preamble

• Thanks to the preview URL of your website, you can get 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 allows, among other things, 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 of 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 product concerned.
3. Click on More information.
4. The preview address is indicated under Preview URL (e.g.: XXX.preview.infomaniak.website):
   
    

In case of problem…

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

… on WordPress

If the preview URL is always displayed even though you have done what is necessary at the domain name level, you need to assign it the final address as the main address in the options of your website.

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 completed or the DNS of the domain name are up to date, do not forget to delete your possible modifications otherwise it will be impossible to display your site if the IP address of the server is modified or the site is migrated to another web hosting.