Changing the local domain

[GoldyOnline]

I’d like to put in a strong request for this feature too. Using the “.local” domain results in issues when trying to test the site on other devices in the local network.
For IOS I was able to find a solution for this in the past:

Testing local site on mobile

Additional solution for resolving the domain on mobile: Add the domain and the IP of the dev machine to your router’s “LAN DNS” (or similar) settings. If your router supports this and you configure it correctly, all devices in your network should then resolve the local domain to the correct IP of the dev machine, without any need to edit hosts files or open the site by IP etc. On IOS then still had an issue with the .local domain as IOS has issues with that in general. A solution that works so…

But for the most recent versions of Android OS it appears there is no proper solution. This is related to the fact that .local domains are officially apparently reserved for mDNS requests so that Android doesn’t resolve .local to the correct IP, not even when a custom entry is made in the local router (LAN DNS), and also not when using VPN apps on Android that allow to add “hosts file entries”.

So when it comes to testing a site on mobile devices in the local network, “.local” is a very unfortunate choice and it would be a very good feature to be able to choose simply a different extension.