What is localhost URL?

How do I find my localhost URL?

Use the IP address 127.0. 0.1 for localhost addressing. For example, enter "http://127.0.0.1" into any web browser, and you will see a web page hosted by a web server on the same computer if one is running. Most computers and devices will also allow "http://localhost" for the same purpose.

What is the URL for localhost 8080?

The Uniform resource locator (URL) http://developer.yourdomain.com:8080/ in your browser's address bar, directs the web browser to make a TCP connection to port 8080 of your local loopback address 127.0. 0.1. Furthermore, acording to rfc1700 page 4 any address in the 127.0. 0.0/8 range is also a loopback address.

What is localhost used for?

Localhost is the hostname or the computer that is currently in use to run a program, in which the computer has the role as a virtual server. In web development, you can develop a server by editing the code in the localhost and exporting your data to the server.

How do I connect to localhost?

To access the server from itself, use http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ . To access the server from a separate computer on the same network, use http://192.168.X.X where X.X is your server's local IP address. You can find the sever's local IP address (assuming it's Linux) by running hostname -I . 127.0.