HostsConsole -- A Console-Based Hosts File Editor for Windows!

[Ally]

Hello everyone.

Many of you have heard of the Windows hosts file, many have not. If you have, feel free to skip this first bit.

The hosts file is a file designed to allow domains to be redirected (or 'mapped') to IP addresses of your choosing. What can it be used for? Testing unpublished websites. It can also be used for using a domain that you do not own, on your computer.

I have create a console-based hosts file editor for windows so that you can edit the file without any hassles. It presents a few beautiful menus, written using my C# library. The entire program is written using 2 of my other libraries.

You control it with arrow keys and/or numbers (0-based of course).

You can download it through Github, https://github.com/AlexM-Dev/HostsConsole/releases.

Hey -- how about sharing hosts files so people can have their own network of domains?
I will adding this support at a later time. At this point, it poses a security issue to allow people to grant access to servers' direct ip addresses directly, so hopefully an alternative can be found to allow public sharing without security compromisation.

 

[Samuel]

Hey -- how about sharing hosts files so people can have their own network of domains?
I will adding this support at a later time. At this point, it poses a security issue to allow people to grant access to servers' direct ip addresses directly, so hopefully an alternative can be found to allow public sharing without security compromisation.

At this point they might as well spin up a DNS server.

 

[Ally]

Note the bug at the end. Was fixed lol, just didn't record another image. Also shows some of the code (available on github) ^^[DOUBLEPOST=1523548020][/DOUBLEPOST]

At this point they might as well spin up a DNS server.

Yeah they could.

 

[Dori]

Ally
1. You are brilliant!
2. What if you made something like that for hosting Discord bots? Think about it

 

[Ally]

Ally
1. You are brilliant!
2. What if you made something like that for hosting Discord bots? Think about it

Hosting Discord bots? Do you mean like a command-line interface for Discord bots to configure options with? Or you mean actually hosting them..?

 

[Dori]

Hosting Discord bots? Do you mean like a command-line interface for Discord bots to configure options with? Or you mean actually hosting them..?

I am talking about a command-line interface for Discord bots. This way people that doesn't have much experience with System Administration will be able to just install your service then use it to host their Discord bots.

 

[Ally]

I am talking about a command-line interface for Discord bots. This way people that doesn't have much experience with System Administration will be able to just install your service then use it to host their Discord bots.

Oh yeah, I was already thinking about that. The same thing could be done with a GUI for Discord Bots.

 

[Dori]

Oh yeah, I was already thinking about that. The same thing could be done with a GUI for Discord Bots.

A GUI won't be a really good idea because hosting a bot on your computer isn't a good idea. I think a command-line program will work better because then you can even use a VPS in order to host your bots.

 

[Ally]

A GUI won't be a really good idea because hosting a bot on your computer isn't a good idea. I think a command-line program will work better because then you can even use a VPS in order to host your bots.

I mean -- if you were remotely accessing the bot I'm not sure it'd work. Consoles work differently across platforms and hosts. The one I'm using is Windows' default.

 

[Dori]

I mean -- if you were remotely accessing the bot I'm not sure it'd work. Consoles work differently across platforms and hosts. The one I'm using is Windows' default.

Maybe you should learn how to make one for linux?

 

[Ally]

Maybe you should learn how to make one for linux?

C# is primarily for Windows, and that's what I work in... conceptually it'd be cool, but it's not something I can do.

 

[Dori]

C# is primarily for Windows, and that's what I work in... conceptually it'd be cool, but it's not something I can do.

Yes, I see the problem. Anyhow, good job making this one and good luck making some more awesome programs