guumaster/hostctl

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

hostctl is a Go CLI tool for managing the /etc/hosts file with named profiles that can be enabled, disabled, and version-controlled. It also supports syncing host entries with Docker and Docker Compose containers.

Use cases

• manage /etc/hosts entries from the command line
• enable and disable groups of hostnames per project
• keep hosts file profiles in git
• sync local hostnames with docker compose containers
• switch localhost environments for local development
• automate hosts file editing instead of manual edits

When to choose

• you frequently toggle hostname mappings for local development
• you want hosts file changes tracked in version control
• you develop with Docker containers needing predictable local hostnames

When to avoid

• you need full DNS server functionality rather than hosts file editing
• you cannot obtain sudo/administrator privileges on the machine
• you need dynamic service discovery instead of static hostname mappings

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

cli developer-tools networking configuration-management developer-tools networking windows cli go hosts-file etc-hosts dns localhost docker profiles command-line automation linux macos

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