# Modifications to the view.rb file to allow multiple ood servers to have an ServerAlias

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**Category:** Feature Requests and Roadmap Discussion\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [May 11, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/modifications-to-the-view-rb-file-to-allow-multiple-ood-servers-to-have-an-serveralias/2691 "2023-05-11T13:37:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/modifications-to-the-view-rb-file-to-allow-multiple-ood-servers-to-have-an-serveralias/2691/2 "2023-05-11T14:25:56Z")

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3.0 supports server aliases, looks like we just forgot to document it.

I don’t think I follow number 2, but I see that we do force the value instead of overwriting it. @tdockendorf do you know more about why this may be an issue for HAPorxy environments?

> <https://github.com/OSC/ondemand/blob/e812e7d9b56a122fd6efdecfb84efd17fd91303a/ood-portal-generator/lib/ood_portal_generator/view.rb#L107>

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