Invalid Host Header
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I get my domain name to point to your linode but it appears I get an error that there is an 'invalid host header'. What should I do?
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The host header indicates which virtual host the web-server should use. You'll need to define a default host, which is used when the host header does not match any configured virtual hosts. Most web-servers reject your http-request if there isn't a host-header.
Here is a great link to the MDN Documentation on the Host-Header for you to check out:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Host
Here is a git post with some steps to resolve your host header: