Access multiple sites using the different domain name

Issue

• Run multiple Sites on a single instance using the different domain names

  • Example: Site 1 running on the 'www.test.com:8080' domain and Site 2 running on the 'www.demo.com:8080' domain.

Environment

• Liferay DXP [all versions]

Resolution

1. Modify the hostname, navigate to the "/etc/hosts" file, add the "www.test.com" and "www.demo.com" domain names with the 'localhost IP', and save it.
2. After, adding the domain name to the host file, start the Liferay server.
3. Navigate to the Control Panel-> System-> Virtual Instances and click on the '+' icon to create a new Virtual Instance, fill in all the fields, and save it.
4. After the Virtual Instance is created, navigate to  Control Panel-> Sites, create new sites with the name "Site1" and save it. The page redirects to the "Site Settings", navigate to Platform-> Site Configuration-> SITE SCOPE-> Site URL, and set the 'Virtual Host' to "www.test.com" and save it.
5. For "Site2" follow the 4th point again, set the 'Virtual Host' to "www.demo.com" and save it.
6. Now after all the changes are done, open the browser's new tab hit "www.test.com:8080" URL, and 'Site1' is opened. For "Site2" hit the "www.game.com:8080" URL, and "Site2" is open.

Additional Information

• Understanding Virtual Instances