local_network_access.md

Local Network Access

These changes will work for accessing a local deploy on another device on the same network.

1. Find the IP of the machine running vets-api and vets-website, i.e 192.168.x.x. The IP of the machine may look like 10.0.x.x or 172.16.x.x instead

   1. Mac
      1. System Preferences > Network
      2. Click the connection you are using to connect to the internet
      3. Look for Status, underneath the laptop's IP address will be listed, i.e 192.168.x.x
   2. Windows - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026518/windows-10-find-your-ip-address

2. Run vets-website so that devices on your local network can access it

   yarn watch --env.host 0.0.0.0 --env.public 198.162.x.x:3001
   

3. In settings.local.yml

   1. Add http://192.168.x.x:3000 and http://192.168.x.x:3001 to web_origin
   2. Add "192.168.x.x" to virtual_hosts
   3. Set virtual_host_localhost to 192.168.x.x

   # For CORS requests; separate multiple origins with a comma
   web_origin: http://192.168.x.x:3000, http://192.168.x.x:3001
   
   virtual_hosts: ["127.0.0.1", "localhost", "192.168.x.x"]
   virtual_host_localhost: 192.168.x.x
   

4. Make sure to rebuild vets-api before starting

   make rebuild; 
   make up;
   

5. From a device on the same network go to 192.168.x.x:3001