Accessing the virtual instance over another machine without using the internet
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Madhusudan Sharma
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Issue
- How to access the virtual instance (of Liferay Server running on Machine A) over Machine B without using the internet?
Resolution
- First, check the domain configured for your virtual instance by navigating to Control Panel > Configuration > Virtual Instances. Let's say it's
abc.com
- Please add this domain to the system's host file as
127.0.0.1 abc.com and save it.
- Verify if the virtual instance can be accessed on the same machine by hitting
http://abc.com:8080.
- To access this virtual instance from a different machine on the same network, identify the IP address of Machine A where the Liferay instance is running.
- Add the domain name of the virtual instance to the host file of Machine B and save it.
For example: <IP address of Machine A> abc.com (Something like this: 192.168.**.*** abc.com)
- Now, on Machine B, please navigate to a web browser and hit http://abc.com:8080. You should be able to access the virtual instance of the Liferay server running on the original machine.
- Please note that both Machine A and Machine B should be connected to the same network.
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