# Choose different TLD for dev sites (not .local) **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [August 13, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-different-tld-for-dev-sites-not-local/924 "2021-08-13T17:38:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![philippstracker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/philippstracker/32/638_2.png) [@philippstracker](https://community.kinsta.com/u/philippstracker)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-different-tld-for-dev-sites-not-local/924/1 "2021-08-13T17:38:44Z")
The TLD `.local` is used by Apple to identify devices via their Bonjour technology. Dev websites that end in `.local` can be slow and buggy on Apple devices - the most annoying problem that I’m aware of, is that we cannot test such a `.local` website on an iPad/iPhone. Related article: [Apple devices might not open your internal network’s ‘.local’ domain - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207511) **Suggestion:** Add a new setting where we can either (a) choose our preferred TLD for development, or (b) a simple text field to enter a TLD. I prefer (a) with the following options: - `.local` (can be used on Win/Android/Linux) - `.localhost` (should be default on macOS) - `.code` - `.test` - `.stage` - `.kinsta` (I’d use it!) ---
**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-different-tld-for-dev-sites-not-local/924/2 "2021-08-13T21:24:26Z")
Thanks for the feature request @philippstracker ! ---
**Author:** ![GoldyOnline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@GoldyOnline](https://community.kinsta.com/u/GoldyOnline)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-different-tld-for-dev-sites-not-local/924/3 "2021-08-20T09:46:54Z")
@philippstracker I had the same issue with .local on IOS and found a potential solution, for me it’s working fine so far. See [iphone - Cannot access .local addresses from my iOS devices - Ask Different](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/352900/cannot-access-local-addresses-from-my-ios-devices/) where I added the workaround as a new answer to this old case. ---
**Author:** ![philippstracker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/philippstracker/32/638_2.png) [@philippstracker](https://community.kinsta.com/u/philippstracker)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-different-tld-for-dev-sites-not-local/924/4 "2021-08-21T11:47:42Z")
Thanks for that suggestion @GoldyOnline, I’ve just tried your solution but unfortunately adding the `.local` Search Domain did not have any effect on my iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![GoldyOnline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@GoldyOnline](https://community.kinsta.com/u/GoldyOnline)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-different-tld-for-dev-sites-not-local/924/5 "2021-08-30T11:22:58Z")
That is a pity! In any case, I think the feature request to allow to choose the local domain name instead of being forced to use .local is a useful one so hopefully this will be added to DevKinsta. ---
**Author:** ![jamesgreenblue](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/jamesgreenblue/32/1226_2.png) [@jamesgreenblue](https://community.kinsta.com/u/jamesgreenblue)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-different-tld-for-dev-sites-not-local/924/6 "2021-09-08T08:34:48Z")
+1 for this request as a Mac user