Connect Device to Mac localhost Server

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How do I allow any device  e g   iPhone  to connect over a WLAN to my Mac s localhost server   On my Mac  I m running a  Hello World  HTTP Node js server that serves a page  which Safari opens successfully  at http   localhost 1337  And  running ipconfig getifaddr en1 in Terminal outputs 192 168 1 9   But  Safari  on both iPhone  amp  Mac  displays  Safari can t connect to the server  when it tries to open http   192 168 1 9 1337   I don t think this should involve port forwarding because I only want the HTTP server to be available privately  not publicly   Related    Accessing localhost from iPhone  in same network  https   superuser com questions 308451 connect-to-localhost-from-another-computer https   superuser com questions 400752 can-we-run-local-server-over-local-network-without-internet-access https   serverfault com questions 254947 accessing-localhost-xampp-from-another-computer-over-lan-network-how-to

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Have your server listen on 0 0 0 0 instead of localhost

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My problem was the same  but the solution had to do with changing a firewall setting  It turned out that node was set to block incoming traffic  I knew something was up because I used to be able to get to my localhost server from my phone   Go to System Preferences -  Security  amp  Privacy -  Firewall -  Firewall Options  and then scroll down until you find node and make sure node s setting is set to Allow incoming connections   After changing the setting  I could reach the localhost server  port 3000  running on my Mac by going to http   192 168 1 11 3000

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I was only able to access my iphone using http   name local 1337  You have to add the   local  You can find your computer name under System Preferences sharing  Computer Name

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As posted I followed moeamaya s answer but needed to modify it just a bit to see my work in the Sites directory   http    name  local   username      name  is as stated already  System Preferences sharing  Computer Name     username  is found at    etc apache2 users username conf   hope this helps

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Always use the IP that is shown in your Network settings  It changes when you change location and you use another wireless connection   For example in my case now it is  10 0 0 5

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Tried everything on this page  but http    lt name gt  local  lt PORT gt  only worked on my iPhone after I quit and restarted Safari

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Connect your iPhone to your Mac via USB  Go to Network Utility  cmd space and type  network utility   Go to the  Info  tab Click on the drop down menu that says  Wi-Fi  and select  iPhone USB  as shown here    You ll find an IP address like  xxx xxx xx xx  or similar  Open Safari browser on your iPhone and enter IP address port number   Example  169 254 72 86 3000    NOTE  If the IP address field is blank  make sure your iPhone is connected via USB  quit Network Utility  open it again and check for the IP address

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I had the same problem  I turned off my WI-FI on my Mac and then turned it on again  which solved the problem  Click Settings   Turn WI-FI Off   I tested it by going to Safari on my iPhone and entering my host name or IP address  For example  http    lt name gt  local or http   10 0 1 5

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MacOS Sierra users can find their auto-generated vanity URL by going to System Preferences  gt  Sharing and checking beneath the Computer Name text input   To access it  enter this URL  plus your port number  e g  your-name local 8000   on your iPhone over the same Wi-Fi connection as your computer

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I solve a similar problem    connected Mac and iPhone to the same Wi-Fi change the iPhone Wi-Fi setting  set http proxy to manual and change the Server to you Mac ip address and setting the Port  My Port is 80         you can input http    lt Mac ip gt   lt your customer server port gt  in iPhone s safari

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I suggest to use the name of the computer  e g http   mymac 1337   Works for me perfect without any configuration required and I don t have to care about changing IP addresses due DHCP

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also  make sure the server is listening for ur mobile device  for example  by default jekyll only answers requests made by the host machine  this solved my problem   Connect to a locally built Jekyll Server using mobile devices in the LAN

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make sure you phone and mac machine both connected to the same wifi and you good to go your http    lt machine-name gt  local

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Try enabling Internet Sharing  Open System Preferences -  Sharing  Check Internet Sharing to turn it on  it will prompt you to confirm your action  select ok  If your iPhone is connected using USB  the iPhone USB is checked at the  sharing your connection  list on the right side  After this  try accessing your local server using your macs ip on wifi

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