Set static IP in Bitnami Wordpress

If you need to set a static IP on a Bitnami Wordpress VM stack, follow this procedure:

• Log into the VM
• Copy the existing eth0 configuration to a backup file:

sudo mv /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 /root/ifcfg-eth0

• Edit the network config file

sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0

• Change the following:

BOOTPROTO=STATIC
IPADDR=192.168.1.10      < Your static IP address
NETMASK=255.255.255.0

• Save the file
• Using vi create the following file:

/etc/sysconfig/network/routes

• with the following content:

default 192.168.2.1 - -(where 192.x.x.x is your default gateway)

• Edit the following file:

/etc/sysconfig/network/config

• and change:

NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS=""

• to

NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS="X.X.X.X"(where X.X.X.X is your DNS server)

• Restart networking

sudo /etc/init.d/network restart