Edit Hosts File#

Windows hosts file location
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Linux hosts file location
/etc/hosts

Flush DNS Cache#

Windows
ipconfig /flushdns

Linux with systemd
sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches

macOS
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

The hosts file allows you to map hostnames to IP addresses locally, overriding DNS resolution. Flushing DNS cache can help resolve DNS-related issues after making changes to DNS settings or hosts file.