The best approach I've found is to use xip.io. xip.io is a service that is actually provided by the 37 Signals guys, but it works for any web project (not just Rails). I'll honour a good idea wherever it comes from.
It's a DNS server with unusual behaviour: If you prepend an IP address to the start of .xip.io, it will return that IP address as the resolved IP for the domain. So - if you set your server running on 127.0.0.1:8000, but point your browser at http://127.0.0.1.xip.io:8000, it will resolve to 127.0.0.1. Then, you can use your subdomain; bob.127.0.0.1.xip.io:8000 will resolve to your development server, but with a request header that tells you the subdomain. I've found it very useful for testing subdomains. Yours, Russ Magee %-) On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Brian Dant <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying to create a development environment that supports testing my > subdomain configuration. I'll be using the django-subdomains package, > which relies on the sites framework. *To make a local environment that > supports this while using the Django built-in webserver, do I need to set > up local DNS?* Most of the solutions I see rely on Apache, and refer to > the /etc/hosts file. I've tried to use that, but nothing happens when I > hit the name I think should map to 127.0.0.1:8000. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
