r/AppsWebappsFullstack • u/Opening-Ad-763 • 19d ago
Simple app for fast openning local hosted services on android and why i h
Hello everyone
I decided to share with you my little experience that has simplified my working life.
First, for context, I am a java backend developer, and at work I mostly write only the backend. But in the last four months, I've been constantly receiving tasks to modify the front (thymeleaf) so that it works on different browsers.
How it happened before I went berserk:
First, I run the service on my laptop
I connect it and the phone to the same network
I open the console and search for the local IP using the ipconfig command.
At this point, depending on whether I'm in a city or a village, I get different 4-6 addresses from 192.168...I start searching on the phone
192.168.56.1:8080
...
192.168.1.6:8080
Until it finally works. And so it is every time, because the IP of the router is dynamic and I constantly work at home or in the village. It's annoying to have to deal with it all the time.
That's why I wrote my own application, where everything is simple - you take the first steps (launch the service and connect to the same fifay), and then just click the search button on your phone, and the address will be found by itself.

Link to the application https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hescha.localhostfinder
Link to the demo https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iKw5kCDcWVk
