localhost.rocks
WHAT IS IT?
Localhost.rocks is a set of tools for Javascript and NodeJS that simply resolve the variable localhost to the FQN localhost.rocks domain which in turn always resolves to 127.0.0.1.
INSTALLING
Ensure git is installed on the system. Then simply create a folder on your desktop or server. Then type simply do:
git clone https://github.com/active9/localhost-rocks
Once downloaded cd into the downloaded directory. Ensure you have npm and nodejs installed on the system. Then simply do:
npm install
RUNNING
To run localhost-rocks you can try the examples by typing in the following from within the main package directory.
node examples/hello_world.js
CONTRIB
Localhost.rocks is made to replace localhost with a DNS specific alternative for developers and published items. Localhost.rocks will always resolve to 127.0.0.1. Alternatively you may also force localhost.rocks to point to 127.0.0.1 within the hosts file on the system OS.
TODO
- Add Hosts File Addition Per OS