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where-am-i-hosted.sh
# first you'll want to use the dig command. this will give you the IP address of the server you've contacted:
dig jack.ofspades.com
# this should output somewhere around 20 lines depending on your hosting. the important part is in the "answer section":
# > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
# > jack.ofspades.com. 60 IN A 52.84.14.75
# then run the whois command on the IP address in question:
whois 52.84.14.75
# this will return a ton of information. the important part is usually in the second block and will contain a line like:
# > Organization: Amazon Technologies Inc. (AT-88-Z)
# that's usually the name of the company hosting the server. in this case, it's AWS.
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