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Python Django Basics What a View! Running the Server

Sexual Potatoes
Sexual Potatoes
12,051 Points
Posted by Sexual Potatoes
Sexual Potatoes
12,051 Points

How do I view what's on the "preview" button of the Workspace in my browser?

I'm trying to run the project on my computer instead of in Workspace, since it simulates a real environment.

4 Answers

Alfonso S
Alfonso S
793 Points
Alfonso S
Alfonso S
793 Points

This may be bad advice but if you're getting the "disallowed host" message, you can go into settings.py and look for a variable called ALLOWED_HOSTS, it's an empty list.

Put the string "0.0.0.0" into that list and run the server again, it should work.

Moin shamsi
Moin shamsi
7,579 Points
Moin shamsi
Moin shamsi
7,579 Points

I have the same problem and added the above address of "0.0.0.0" to ALLOWED_HOSTS, but it doesn't work. The message on my browser is: " Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at 0.0.0.0.

The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.
If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer’s network connection.
If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web."

I stopped my antivirus and firewall also, but still can not load the page! Does anyone can help please?

Simin Hajizadeh
Simin Hajizadeh
3,072 Points
Simin Hajizadeh
Simin Hajizadeh
3,072 Points

I am using other workspace instead of what you use, I can't preview my URL, I wrote ['0.0.0.0'] in setting.py but it does'nt work. would you please help me how I can preview my URL?

Sameer Zahid
Sameer Zahid
5,967 Points
Sameer Zahid
Sameer Zahid
5,967 Points

http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Type that in the browser. I'm using a virtualenv, and didn't know how to view it either. I think the above is equivalent to saying: "server is localhost and port is 8000", but I'd appreciate someone with more experience to comment on this.

Haydar Al-Rikabi
Haydar Al-Rikabi
5,971 Points
Haydar Al-Rikabi
Haydar Al-Rikabi
5,971 Points

As Sameer has mentioned, you can try: http://127.0.0.1:8000/ The following will yield the same result: http://localhost:8000/