Serving webpack dev server from a specific IP address

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I'm trying to switch from localhost to a specific IP address, but I keep getting this error:

listen EADDRNOTAVAIL 192.168.1.139:8000

webpack.config.js

devServer: {
    host: '192.168.1.139',
    port: '8000',
    compress: true,
}

Why not use etc/hosts mapping? How to Setup Local DNS Using /etc/hosts File in Linux — Xarvalus
– Xarvalus, Commented Jul 19, 2018 at 11:51
Thanks for your suggestion but I need to do it with webpack. — yacine benzmane
– yacine benzmane, Commented Jul 19, 2018 at 13:43

Xarvalus · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-19 19:45:22Z

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The error you encountered:

listen EADDRNOTAVAIL 192.168.1.139:8000

Throws due to binding to already used port, it means 8000 is currently being managed eg. from another application (You must change a port or you must kill a process).

For your case of making local IP address binded as host it is possible for example via npm/yarn start:

"start": "webpack-dev-server --inline --port 8080 --host 192.168.1.139 --content-base ."

Assuming your machine's local IP is 192.168.1.139.

Based on Snippet from issue #147 webpack-dev-server.

answered Jul 19, 2018 at 19:45

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rEjITh · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-20 13:47:32Z

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As you are trying to map to a differrent ip : You need an entry in your hosts file as well to point that to localhost. add the below in to your hosts file

127.0.0.1 192.168.1.139

answered Jul 20, 2018 at 13:47

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