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avahi-daemon just works for hostname.local
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So I wanted to set up my demo to be available at a friendly local URL when I run it tomorrow, so I decided to check out how avahi is doing these days.
sudo aptitude install avahi-server
Then edit /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
host-name=<yourhostname>
Restart avahi and your server will show up as <yourhostname>.local (or something similar, if ...
Mike C. Fletcher, the VRPlumber, is a philosopher of design turned computer programmer based in Toronto, Canada. He works primarily in the Python programming language, and maintains a large number of Open Source software packages. You can reach him at: mcfletch@vrplumber.com.