![]() ![]() If everything worked, you should be able to see and access the site just like you can on your machine that actually runs the Local program! Attempt to navigate to one of your Local sites (ex: ). Open up a browser window on the same computer you just used to edit your hosts file. OS X example: Control + x to close file, then press y and return when prompted to save.Add a new line for each Local site you’d like to view with the site’s domain name and the IP address you noted in Step 3.The hosts file will open in nano, a command-line text editor. Type the password for your current user when prompted (nothing will display on the screen), and press return again. OS X example: With the Terminal open, type “sudo nano /etc/hosts” and press return.Since this is a system file, you may need to use the Terminal to open the file so that you can sudo, giving yourself temporary superuser permissions. On OS X, this is located at “/etc/hosts”. From the other computer you want to use to access Local sites, open up your hosts file.Step 4: change hosts file on your other machines This will start the Local VM without the window we saw earlier, which is the normal way Local operates. Back in VirtualBox with the “local-by-flywheel” VM selected, click the arrow next to the start button and select “Headless start”, or right-click on the VM and select “Headless start” from the menu under Start.Once the VM shuts down, the window will disappear. Close the new VM window and select “save the machine state” when you’re prompted for an option.This is the IP we will use to access our Local sites from our other machine. Under Adapter 3 (Bridged adapter), make note of the IP address. A tooltip will pop up with information for all of your VM’s network adapters.This is the same icon you saw in the VM settings panel for Network. Once the VM is loaded, hover over the icon of two monitors at the bottom of the VM window. A new window will appear this window is your Local VM.Still in VirtualBox with the “local-by-flywheel” VM selected, click the Start (or Show) button in the toolbar, or right-click on the VM and choose Start or Show (The show option means your VM is already running).Step 3: restart the Local VM and make note of IP address Click the “Ok” button to save your new VM settings.In advanced settings, check “cable connected” box.Name: en1: Wi-fi (Airport) – this will likely vary for you, but look for a wireless networking option here.There should already be Network adapters set up under Adapter 1 and Adapter 2.Go to the Network tab, which has an icon with two monitors. A modal will appear with the VM’s settings.Click the name of this VM, then either click the Settings button in the toolbar above (it has a gear icon) or right-click the VM and select “Settings…”.Once it’s fully initialized, you should see a virtual machine (or VM) named “local-by-flywheel”. Step 2: Edit the Local virtual machine’s network settings There’s only one downloadable file for the extension pack you don’t have to worry about getting the right file for your OS here. Install the package.Īfter you’ve installed VirtualBox, you can install the extension pack. We’ll be using these two things to gain access to the underlying server that Local runs.įor VirtualBox, you want to select the appropriate operating system from the list beneath “VirtualBox X.X.X platform packages,” where the X’s are replaced by VirtualBox’s current version number (5.2.20 at the time of writing this post). Step-by-step guide to making Local by Flywheel sites accessible across your local network Step 1: download and install some additional softwareĭownload VirtualBox admin + the Oracle VM VirtualBox extension pack from the VirtualBox website. This guide was written for OS X, so keep that in mind if you’re using another operating system. ![]() Make sure you’re comfortable with the tasks at hand before you begin. Note: Proceed with caution! If you don’t follow these instructions exactly, you could render your Local sites inaccessible. According to this post in the Local support forums, the Local team plans on adding Live Tunnel in the future, but for now this is the best (and cheapest) solution I’ve found. There currently isn’t an official Flywheel solution to this problem, hence the hacking. It can be done! In this post, I’m going to walk you through how I hacked my way to Local sites that I can easily access from my laptop, even though they’re actually “hosted” on my iMac. But I digress… ?)ĭo you ever find yourself wanting to access said sites from another computer on your local network? It’s a great little tool for spinning up installs of WordPress quickly and with zero headache. ![]() Do you develop WordPress sites on Local by Flywheel, formerly Pressmatic? ![]()
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