json-server cannot access via local IP

I found the solution for this issue:

json-server --host 192.168.1.XXX my_file.json

Using this command, server is deployed on my local IP, and Windows asks for a firewall exception.

Another solution is to switch to .NET server - another free simple fake server where I can setup local IP as endpoint.

All it needs to:

1. install .NET

2. use CMD commands:

      git clone https://github.com/ttu/dotnet-fake-json-server.git
      cd dotnet-fake-json-server/FakeServer
      dotnet run [--file] [--urls]
   
       #like so in my case:
       dotnet run --file_data.json --urls http://192.168.1.192:57602
   

Localhost if you will use the same device:

json-server --watch filename.json

the localhost IP is 127.0.0.1 so, you can access this filename.json by 2 ways, either by

1. http://localhost:8000/filename.json
2. http://127.0.0.1:8000/filename.json

In case you want to access the localhost from another computer/mobile device, place the IPV4 address of your computer

json-server --host 192.168.0.xx file.json

You can also assign a port number of your own using this command:

json-server --host 192.168.0.xx file.json --port 4000

then run it on any device connected with the same network using

1. http://192.168.0.xx:4000/file.json

Finally if you did not understood where did i take this host IP from, Go to command prompt > config /all and look for IPv4 address, copy paste that address to this URL, remember that devices should be on the same network to access this IP.

Another option that worked for me:

json-server -H 0.0.0.0 -p 3000 -w db.json

Note: You need to enable port 3000 for TCP/UDP through firewall though. Something like this

sudo ufw allow 3000