What happens if you Google localhost?

What happens when I type localhost?

When you type “localhost” in to the address bar of a web browser the web browser actually fills in the port number 80, which is the default for web servers.

Is localhost safe?

Browsers treat http://localhost in a special way: although it's HTTP, it mostly behaves like an HTTPS site. On http://localhost , Service Workers, Sensor APIs, Authentication APIs, Payments, and other features that require certain security guarantees are supported and behave exactly like on an HTTPS site.

Can someone access your localhost?

localhost is a special hostname that almost always resolves to 127.0. 0.1. If you ask someone else to connect to http://localhost they'll be connecting to their computer instead or yours. To share your web server with someone else you'll need to find your IP address or your hostname and provide that to them instead.

Is localhost private?

Application and web developers use localhost this way all the time, as a private testing server for websites and applications. Localhost lets you test programs on your computer without sending files through the internet, which is more secure and won't expose your website to the public before it's ready.