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title: "Testing Localhost Websites with Autify Connect: Comprehensive Guide | "
slug: "does-autify-connect-support-localhost-testing"
description: "Discover How to Test Localhost Websites with Autify Connect for Efficient Automation Testing. Start Your Free Trial Now!"
updated: 2023-08-28T01:09:42Z
published: 2023-08-28T01:09:42Z
canonical: "help.autify.com/does-autify-connect-support-localhost-testing"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.autify.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Can I use Autify Connect to test localhost websites?

Yes, you can use Autify Connect to test websites running on `localhost`. However, it will not work correctly if the target URL of the scenario links to a local host or local network, such as `http://localhost` and `http://127.0.0.1`. Therefore, please use one of the following methods to run tests:

1. Use `localhost.autify.com`. We have an FQDN pointing to `127.0.0.1`. You can use this FQDN instead of `localhost` or `127.0.0.1`. If you have already recorded a test scenario with a hostname such as `localhost`, you can use the URL Replacement feature in the test plan.
  - Can I use `localhost.autify.com` with `https`?
    - Yes, we have a local SSL cert to make the `localhost.autify.com` working with `https`. Following the steps below to setup the SSL certificate

MacOS

```
sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain" /file/path/AutifyCA.pem
```

Linux

```
# Install the ca-certificates package.
sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates

# Rename AutifyCA.pem file to AutifyCA.crt and copy to the `/usr/local/share/ca-certificates` directory
sudo cp AutifyCA.pem /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/AutifyCA.crt

# Run the update command
sudo update-ca-certificates
```

```
# You can find more infomation about Nginx SSL setup here: http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/configuring_https_servers.html
# Add the setup below to the Nginx config
server {
    ...
    listen                 443 ssl;
    server_name            localhost.autify.com;
    ssl_certificate        /file/path/localhost.autify.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key    /file/path/localhost.autify.com.key;
}
```
      - Download the [AutifyCA.pem](https://autifyconnect.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/autify-localhost-ssl-cert/AutifyCA.pem), [localhost.autify.com.crt](https://autifyconnect.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/autify-localhost-ssl-cert/localhost.autify.com.crt) and [localhost.autify.com.key](https://autifyconnect.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/autify-localhost-ssl-cert/localhost.autify.com.key) files
      - Make your system trust the root certificates
      - After add the root certificates, you can run your local server with the localhost.autify.com crt and key file
        - Example for Nginx setup:
      - Access `https://localhost.autify.com` and confirm
2. Use another IP address, such as `192.168.86.92`.
3. Edit the `hosts` file and set the application alias as follows:

```
127.0.0.1       local.your-application.com
::1             local.your-application.com
```

The `hosts` file is usually located at the following path:

| OS | Path |
| --- | --- |
| Linux, macOS | /etc/hosts |
| Windows | c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts |

Note that the following hostnames are not supported (this is not an exhaustive list). If you record a scenario using these hostnames, you will need to implement one of the methods described above.

```
localhost
*.localhost
[::1]
127.0.0.1/8
169.254/16
[FE80::]/10
```

*Tests using Windows OS, for example, will also recognize `loopback`.*

          Warning

          

Please note that if requests are sent directly to a `localhost` (or any unsupported hostname) within the app, the above workarounds will not work.

If none of the above works, please contact Autify support.