As a developer I need to have several services running locally. A typical use case is to point to localhost on different port and is messy.
In a microservices environment, a local application gateway is in place.
So having a tool that can alias localhost with different fqdn is awesome.
Something like: api.myproduct.localhost, myproduct.localhost, domain.myproduct.localhost.
Having multiple FQDNs on localhost also allows https, with tools like mkcert
Additional details
Chromium based browsers already do this. *.localhost just points to 127.0.0.1 on those browsers because that is a big need.
Some public services are available out there like localtest.me that perform this thing but there are several drawbacks.
It requires internet connection
local development in train/metro/boat should be an option
It may conflict with other network/security tools
Some enterprise gateways and general purpose routers like AVM FritzBox have a built-in DNS Rebind Protection that cannot be disabled by wildcard.
Suggested new feature or improvement
I would like to register dns names with wildcard; something like
Scenario
As a developer I need to have several services running locally. A typical use case is to point to localhost on different port and is messy.
In a microservices environment, a local application gateway is in place.
So having a tool that can alias localhost with different fqdn is awesome. Something like:
api.myproduct.localhost,myproduct.localhost,domain.myproduct.localhost.Having multiple FQDNs on localhost also allows https, with tools like mkcert
Additional details
Chromium based browsers already do this.
*.localhostjust points to 127.0.0.1 on those browsers because that is a big need.Some public services are available out there like localtest.me that perform this thing but there are several drawbacks.
It requires internet connection local development in train/metro/boat should be an option
It may conflict with other network/security tools Some enterprise gateways and general purpose routers like AVM FritzBox have a built-in DNS Rebind Protection that cannot be disabled by wildcard.