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

Introduction

• Using your website's preview URL, you can view the current version of your content in a browser, regardless of whether the corresponding domain name has been configured correctly.
• This website preview can be accessed using a preview URL and allows you to test a website before pointing a domain name to it, for example, if the domain name is currently pointing elsewhere.
• This temporary URL provided by Infomaniak may change at any time and is only available with paid plans.

Obtaining your website's preview URL

To do this:

1. Click here to access the management of your website on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the website in question:
   
3. Click on Advanced.
4. The preview address is displayed under Preview URL (e.g., XXX.preview.infomaniak.website):
   

If you encounter a problem…

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

… on WordPress

If the preview URL is always displayed, even though you have taken the necessary steps regarding your domain name, you need to assign the definitive address as the main address in your website's options.

Alternatives for previewing your site

If you wish to use a different method than the preview address provided by Infomaniak (see above), you can modify the hosts file on your computer (including with browser extensions such as this one for Firefox). For this, you will need the IP address of your site.

Once your tests are complete or the domain name's DNS records are updated, remember to delete any changes you made; otherwise, it will be impossible to display your site if the server's IP address is changed or the site is migrated to another web hosting.