So you’ve migrated your website to a new server or web hosting provider and you want to view your website in the new server before pointing your DNS over?
There are generally three ways for you to achieve this:
I use NFPreview which allows you to instantly preview your website from a different server before updating your DNS or host file. I used to use two other services, Hosts.cx and SkipDNS.link, but they have either shut down or gimped their service, so NFPreview is a nice alternative to them.
Assuming that the website has been copied or migrated over to the new server, all you need to do is to provide your website address and the new server IP in NFPreview.
It will generate a custom link for you where you can preview your website from the new server instantly without any DNS or host file modifications.
What’s more, you can also share the custom link with your colleagues and clients and it’ll just work!
One thing you will want to keep in mind is the custom link generated by NFPreview is public so it can be accessed by anyone who possessed the link. If you have a top secret website that you don’t want to show to the public, this may not be a suitable tool for you.
James Lee
Group Product Manager, WebPros
Product leader with 20 years of shipping web products, from founding a hosting company to leading AI and WordPress products at WebPros.
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