{"id":13741,"date":"2019-01-18T08:11:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T08:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/?p=13741"},"modified":"2025-04-28T07:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T07:42:59","slug":"what-is-localhost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/tutorials\/what-is-localhost","title":{"rendered":"What is localhost?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A good way to think of localhost<\/strong>, in computer networking, is to look at it as “this computer”. It is the default name used to establish a connection with your computer using the loopback address network.<\/p>

The loopback address has a default IP (127.0.0.1) useful to test programs on your computer, without sending information over the internet. This helps when you are testing applications that aren’t ready for the world to see.<\/p>

When you call an IP address from your computer, you usually try to contact a different computer over the internet. However, with the loopback address, you are calling the localhost, aka your computer.<\/p>

If you want to learn about computer networking, it’s important to understand the language that you’ll run into. No better place to start than learning about localhost.<\/strong><\/p>

Download glossary for web beginners<\/a><\/p>

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What Is Localhost?<\/h2>\n

Localhost is the hostname or the computer that is currently in use to run a program, in which the computer has the role as a virtual server. In web development, you can develop a server by editing the code in the localhost and exporting your data to the server. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>

Localhost Explained in a Video Tutorial<\/h2>

Too busy to read? Check out our video tutorial instead.<\/p>

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