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Angie Clark
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Angie Clark
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,986 Points
Posted by Angie Clark
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Angie Clark
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,986 Points

Should we really be naming these .dev?? I had a warning come up

When the warning came up on my Mac I searched and found this article. https://iyware.com/dont-use-dev-for-development/ Some of the comments say they are now using the .dev as registered domains and it is causing problems. I named it .dev as in the video and then when wanting to rename it I could not take off the .dev. I am not knowledgable enough about this but I think I will name it something else to be sure. Any info would be great!

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Rich Donnellan
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Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points

Hey, Angie!

Google owns the .dev domain and has made changes recently that will affect your workflow if you use it. The recommended reserved TLD's for Testing and Documentation Examples (referenced in RFC-2606) are:

  • .test
  • .example
  • .invalid
  • .localhost

It seems most of the community now uses .test (myself included). You're really free to use whichever, but to avoid collisions in the future, it's best to stick with one of those mentioned above.

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points
Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Angie,

This is something I came across when using DesktopServer, I have since switched to Local by Flywheel -> https://local.getflywheel.com/

Sites are created in a more dev friendly way as you will find further down the road with the use of WP CLI.

Plus its FREE for as many installs as you like!

Hope this helps! :)