Browsersync speed with .local

#1

I noticed after updating to 2.1.2 the default site url is using .local instead of .dev, cool.

The problem is that it doesn’t play nice with Browsersync on Mac. I noticed reload times upwards of 15 seconds every time I would save a sass file.

So I did some googling and came across this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/45331805

Is this a known issue / is something being done about it, or should I continue to edit my hosts file after every new project creation with .local (or just go back to using .dev)?

Thanks!

#2

Hi @zforsman,

Local 2.2.0 now automatically adds the IPv6 entries :slight_smile:

See Local by Flywheel 2.2.0 (Pre-release)

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#3

Hey @clay, I’m now on 2.2.3 and still seeing this issue. It’s still fixed by entering the IPv6 entries but this obviously isn’t ideal as every time a new project is added or stopped/started I have to redo them.

#4

Ah ha! I see that this is an option in Preferences. I now have IPv6 entries for all my Local sites, yay! The option was off by default, which is not what I was expecting based on:

Local 2.2.0 now automatically adds the IPv6 entries :slight_smile:

That is indeed true, just make sure you have it turned on!

Thanks!

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#5

Understood! I’ll see if we can’t automate this in the future and have it add the loopback when necessary.