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title: Hostname Resolution
description: Set up hostname resolution for the Ping Identity Platform servers you'll deploy in your namespace:
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# Hostname Resolution

Set up hostname resolution for the Ping Identity Platform servers you'll deploy in your namespace:

1. Determine the Minikube ingress controller's IP address:

   * If Minikube is running on an ARM-based macOS system'\[[1](#_footnotedef_1 "View footnote.")]' , use `127.0.0.1` as the IP address.

   * If Minikube is running on an x86-based macOS system or on a Linux system, get the IP address by running the minikube ip command:

     ```
     $ minikube ip
     192.168.64.2
     ```

2. Choose an FQDN (referred to as the *deployment FQDN*) that you'll use when you deploy the Ping Identity Platform, and when you access its GUIs and REST APIs. Ensure that the FQDN is unique in the cluster you will be deploying the Ping Identity Platform.

   Examples in this documentation use `cdk.example.com` as the CDK deployment FQDN. You are not required to use `cdk.example.com`; you can specify any FQDN you like.

3. Add an entry to the /etc/hosts file to resolve the deployment FQDN:

   ```
   ingress-ip-address cdk.example.com
   ```

   For `ingress-ip-address`, specify the IP address from step 1.

## Next step

* [icon: check-square-o, set=fa][Become familiar with the CDK](../../intro.html)

* [icon: check-square-o, set=fa][Understand CDK architecture](../../architecture.html)

* [icon: check-square-o, set=fa][Set up your local environment](../../setup-cdk.html)

* [icon: square-o, set=fa]*[Deploy the platform](../../deploy.html)*

* [icon: square-o, set=fa][Access platform UIs and APIs](../../access.html)

* [icon: square-o, set=fa][(Optional) Develop custom Docker images](../../develop/intro.html)

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[1](#_footnoteref_1). For example, systems based on M1 or M2 chipsets.