To access the Elastic Path demo store, configure your local hosts file by following the instructions below:

1. Open a text editor with administrative privileges.
   • On Windows, right-click Notepad and select Run as administrator.
   • On Linux, open an editor with sudo.
2. In your text editor, open the hosts file.
   • On Windows, the hosts file is found in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
     Note: Host File Missing

     If you don't see the hosts file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc, change the Open dialog's file filter to All Files.

   • On Linux, the hosts file is found in the /etc directory.
3. Add the following line to the end of your hosts file:

   127.0.0.1   localhost
   

   Make sure you comment out any lines that conflict with the demo store's IP address mapping.