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I can't browse localhost website (using custom domain)

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jaironlanda
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Hi, i'm using ampps server for web development and I create custom domain in hosts file exp: " mysite.dev ". Unfortunately Mozilla redirect to " Your connection is not secure ". The previous version of mozilla work properly. How to fix it?

Hi, i'm using ampps server for web development and I create custom domain in hosts file exp: " mysite.dev ". Unfortunately Mozilla redirect to " Your connection is not secure ". The previous version of mozilla work properly. How to fix it?

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Shadow110
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Hi, Some where I have seen do not use .dev

So alternative.

cor-el
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You can no longer use the .dev domain because its owner (Google) has added this domain to the HSTS preload list and thus a secure connection is automatically enforced.

The ".dev" domain landed on the HSTS preload list in Firefox 59.0b7 and this means that Firefox will automatically try a secure connection to these TLDs.

See also:

  • /questions/1204477 Localhost: This site uses HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to specify that Firefox Developer Edition may only connect to it securely. As a result, it is no