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.local is reserved for multicast DNS/zeroconf, by the standard. You literally can’t use it on macos because it will always try to look it up in with mDNS first

.local is reserved for multicast DNS/zeroconf, by the standard. You literally can’t use it on macos because it will always try to look it up in with mDNS first, and only fall back on /etc/hosts once that fails. If you use .local for fake DNS for a dev setup, you’ll probably notice lookups are slow; that’s why. (This is why I’ve always used .dev actually, although this may make me switch to .fuckgoogle or something instead)

m45t3r 8y ago
> (This is why I’ve always used .dev actually, although this may make me switch to .fuckgoogle or something instead) Why not .fuckapple? Really, .local is defined for local address, if Apple is using it in a fucked up way this is an Apple problem. .dev was never destined for local address, it was just because it wasn't registered in ICANN yet.
- ninkendo 8y ago
  Apple is adhering to the standard in RFC 6762. .local is intentionally meant for multicast DNS, Apple is doing things correctly.
  - m45t3r 8y ago
    Nope, yeah Apple should try to resolve mDNS queries, however it shouldn't ignore local DNS requests or make them a lower priority.