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# Host linking and host management

Host linking and host management in Devolutions Server centralize machine information in a single host entry that is reused by multiple sessions. Instead of repeating the same DNS name, IP address, and description in many RDP, SSH, and web entries, you link them all to one host record.

When a server moves or changes name, you update only the host entry and every linked session automatically follows. This approach reduces duplication, simplifies audits of where a system is used, and prepares the environment for inventory or lifecycle management features in connected tools such as Remote Desktop Manager.

#### Related topics

* [Entries](https://docs.devolutions.net/server/web-interface/vault/entries/)

#### See also

* [Host linking and host management](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/intermediate-concepts/host-linking-host-management/)


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