# Missing hosts entry warning and error

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/missing-hosts-entry-warning-and-error/4004>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 26, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/missing-hosts-entry-warning-and-error/4004 "2017-11-26T02:32:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JohnnyFever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@JohnnyFever](https://community.localwp.com/u/JohnnyFever)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/missing-hosts-entry-warning-and-error/4004/1 "2017-11-26T02:32:14Z")

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Hi there,  
I am trying to use Local on my Windows PC. I get a warning that says “Missing hosts entry”. I try and click the fix it button which opens a popup to allow Node.js to make changes to my computer. I click ok but get an Error that says “Could not update hosts file”  
I have looked for a solution but can’t see anything really. I did see one post that said to change the read only in the hosts or something like that and I tried that but still doesn’t work.

Any ideas what I can do so I can use Local?  
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**Author:** ![JohnnyFever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@JohnnyFever](https://community.localwp.com/u/JohnnyFever)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/missing-hosts-entry-warning-and-error/4004/2 "2017-11-26T02:33:42Z")

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Looks like an EPERM Error or something when I try and start the site as well.

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**Author:** ![clay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/clay/32/8248_2.png) [@clay](https://community.localwp.com/u/clay)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/missing-hosts-entry-warning-and-error/4004/3 "2017-11-27T23:06:15Z")

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Hi John,

So sorry for the trouble!

Can you also provide the error that you’re seeing when starting the site?

Also, are you running any internet security, anti-virus, anti-malware, or any other security software that you can think of? I ask because it might be locking the `hosts` file in one way or another.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/missing-hosts-entry-warning-and-error/4004/4 "2020-08-25T18:33:12Z")

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