You could also try the echo command in the go file and see what happens.  Print out the present /etc/hosts file for reference, add the line and reboot the server.  Then look at the file again and verify that the file was properly updated. 

Its basicallyexactly what bonienl stated

 

#description=Add to hosts file
echo "192.168.111.10 hostname.mydomain.com" >> /etc/hosts

 

placed on the flash drive called script within /config/plugins/user.scripts/scripts/someFolderName and set to run at array start

 

See 

 

 

 

Just run the command @bonienl wrote out but run it within the user scripts plugin at array start.

thanks I will give it a try.  I assume I change the IP correct

Edited April 1, 20179 yr by squirrellydw

4 hours ago, squirrellydw said:

thanks I will give it a try.  I assume I change the IP correct

Yep

thanks, it worked

Will modifying the hosts file in this manner  impact docker traffic? I run plex as a docker and wish to redirect traffic from their stats collection in light of their upcoming EULA changes, but cannot easily do so at the firewall.

On 8/19/2017 at 6:51 PM, thaddeussmith said:

Will modifying the hosts file in this manner  impact docker traffic? I run plex as a docker and wish to redirect traffic from their stats collection in light of their upcoming EULA changes, but cannot easily do so at the firewall.

Did you find a way to do this? I am also trying to accomplish this and the method above doesn't seem to work from what I've tested with a dnsutils docker container.

Never did, then stopped caring about the stats collection.