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How do I listen for HTTP requests from the internet? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been able to set up sending and listening to http requests locally using 127.0.0.1:8000. I want to try doing it using the internet now.

I have a VPN with port forwarding enabled, but sending requests to that IP address and port does not yield a response like it did when doing it locally.

Can anyone clarify which address I should be listening on in order to receive http requests from the internet? I tried 0.0.0.0 and a few inet addresses from ip add, but none of them work.

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[–] archy 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Change the listening part to 0.0.0.0:8000 - that means listen on all interfaces and from all origins.
I assume others have given you enough on the security aspect of that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Should I only listen on my external IP? I'm not sure the OP wants to get into local server firewall rules here...

[–] archy 1 points 2 weeks ago

0.0.0.0 should do the trick, unless of course a firewall in between blocks any requests. Port 80 should be open on the router to accept http requests, there might be other firewalls on the computer for example...