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What is the difference between 0.0.0.0, 127.0.0.1 and localhost?


You can use it just like any other hostname – try ping localhost to see how it resolves to 127.0.0.1. 0.0.0.0 has a couple of different meanings, but in this context, when a server is told to listen on 0.0.0.0 that means “listen on every available network interface”.