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Setup dnsmasq for .localhost domains on macOS
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dnsmasq-for-localhost-on-macos.md

.localhost domains on macOS with dnsmasq

  1. Install dnsmasq
brew install dnsmasq
  1. Add an address entry to point everything under .dev to 127.0.0.1 in /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
echo "address=/.localhost/127.0.0.1" >> "$(brew --prefix)"/etc/dnsmasq.conf
  1. Start dnsmasq
sudo brew services start dnsmasq
  1. Create the resolver directory (if it doesn't already exist)
sudo mkdir -p /etc/resolver
  1. Create a new resolver configuration to point to the dnsmasq instance
echo "nameserver 127.0.0.1" | sudo tee /etc/resolver/localhost
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