Questions tagged [web-server]
Questions about serving requests by Android devices over http or related protocols.
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How to configure Android to act as server in the local network?
I have two devices (an Android phone and an Orange Pi) connected to the same Wi-Fi network via the notebook's hotspot. I do have a server running on the Android device which I want to make accessible ...
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DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN on one of many
I have an issue with one Android device accessing the local web server. We have about ten of the same devices, but one refuses to connect.
It always returns the following error in any of the browsers ...
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Why can I access a local webserver on iphone, but not my Android phone?
I have an ESP32 Cam connected to my local wifi. As I understand it, the ESP32 Cam connects to the wifi and runs a webserver which serves up video controls and a video stream.
I can access this on my ...
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Printer server set up through router
I've got an Epson L220 series printer and connected it to my Huawei EG8145V5 router using my printer's usb, I can print wirelessly from my laptop without any problem, but when it's different in ...
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How to host a public website with my domain name on Android?
I have my own domain name, richardbrowning.cf, and I want to host my own website (using this domain name) on my Android phone. My Android isn't connected to Wi-Fi (I am using Mobile Data).
I started ...
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Turn android into server to livestream its own camera and serial data
In my project, I need to turn an old android into a web server. I need to be able to access live video from this phone and be able to send/receive data to/from a mobile app.
Data received from the ...
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'Recycling' off-the-shelf Android devices as server ('Toaster-Net')
Since Android devices tend to be relatively low-power un*x devices, this seems like an obvious usage, I was already able to run the basic setup of what I had in mind, but I think it's a right time for ...
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Is "localhost" not supposed to point to localhost?
I have several applications on my device that can run HTTP servers. I can access the server just fine if I user the actual private IP address, but localhost, 127.0.0.1, and [::1] all fail to access ...
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Keep Localhost Server app in background until I turn it off
I'm using a Localhost server Android App. Which I use to develop WordPress and writing articles.
But, the problem is it destroys after some times. Because, I've keep this app on background.
When I ...
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Run PHP MySQL web application on Android
I want to run a PHP MySQL web application on an Android device. The device is not rooted.
Is there any way? If there isn't, can the device connect to a PC's localhost offline?
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Can I turn my Android tv box into a NAS server?
I've got a MXQ Pro 4k TV Box and a 4TB hard drive that I rarely use and I was wondering if there was any software I can use to make it a server.
The MXQ box has 1GB RAM, a 2.0GHz quadcore chip and ...
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is there a way to know what Uri the apps on my phone connect to?
there's one app on my phone that i need to know exactly what Uri it uses to connect to it's server. is there a way to find out how?
tl:dr - i'm not trying to hack or damage, and actually the app is ...
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Open app on device startup
I have a cheap android tablet that I want to use behind some 2 way glass. So I want it to display a webpage on startup. If possible it would be better if it also could run a webserver with PHP, msql ...
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How to redirect local hotspot traffic to webserver
I want to redirect all incoming traffic in my android shared hotspot to my local webserver (192.168.43.1:8080), so if anybody connected to me put any url like "www.google.com" will automatically be ...
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Stopping busybox's `httpd`
I just found that busybox has httpd. I started it, and now I don't know how to stop it without rebooting. My busybox version is Stephen Ericson, 1.26.2
Any help is appreciated.
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Here is the ...
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How to redirect all web requests from hosts connected to hotspot to a local web server?
I literally have the same question as found in this post: How to redirect complete outgoing phone's traffic to a proxy server?
I have an Android phone acting as a hotspot server (using KWS). I am ...
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How to make Android listen to message like a server?
I need to know if Android can listen to a data sensor via wifi? Can android listen to a port and be like a server?
Arduino Device Sensor -> WIFI connection (protocol?) -> Android Device
Can ...
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Will it work if I set up a http/ssh/ftp server on my android phone using the cellular mobile network?
I can set up a ssh server on my android phone, by running SSH Server by Ice Code App on my Android 4.4.2 phone over my home WiFi network. So my laptop can access the my phone via ssh in the same WiFi ...
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Setting up an Android device as file server
I have a spare Android device which I always leave at home. I wonder if i can use it as a file server using its mobile hotspot because I don't have a router and internet at home. Friends always come ...
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Communicating offline between different android devices
I have multiple android devices that need to operate in areas with limited network connectivity. At the same there, I need the data capture on one of them to be immediately available on another device ...
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How to host Wordpress site on Android device
I am trying to host a Wordpress site on my old Android phone, but so far I have been unsuccessfull...
I tried with KSWEB and Ulti Server, extracted the Wordpress.zip in the sdcard, and when I try to ...
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Use android device to host a website
I have an Xperia Mini which I want to make a web server, to host a website on it so me and other people can visit the website (it won't be something like 1000 visitors per minute). So, if this is ...
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UPNP over the internet?
I have a home media server running minidlna daemon, and I can stream media to my android phone when I am connected to the home LAN, but I can't seem to be able to do it over the internet. I'm using ...
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SSH Key generation
How do I generate a pair of SSH keys to be able to use in several apps (Juice SSH, Turbo, etc) to access my remote host? I've tried generating them with Connectbot, JuiceSSH and on a Linux machine, ...
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Success in sharing internet connection with desktop PC. How to access web server on port 80?
I have a situation at home, the room where I have my desktop PC, router, printer, etc is being remodeled so I moved my PC to another room. Now the PC is far away from the router but it will be only ...
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Basic Server for android
I want to set up a server on android. Anyone know how to do that? I do not have root. I do know about I-jetty. So any other ideas. Preferably where I learn how to make a server program. I can program ...
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How to set up a host to IP mapping on unrooted Android?
I've a website running on my computer, and I want to test it from my Nexus 7 tablet. I.e. over the local WiFi LAN. If I type in the IP address it connects, but shows the wrong web site, because I'm ...
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Android webserver via usb not wifi
I was wondering is there a way to run an android websever via usb? I can find lots of wifi version of this but I would like to use this locally only while the pc is connected to the wifi and have it ...
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What options are there for permanently connecting a rooted Android Phone to a NAS?
I keep all my documents, pics, music, etc. on a home NAS so I can access the data from around my home. For work I mostly use DropBox. But as my free 50GB are going to expire soon, I need to find ...
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Accessing web server application from server itself?
I have downloaded a web server program, and when launched it gives an IP address to access it through port 8080. However, nothing happens, so I can draw the conclusion at these possible problems:
The ...
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HTTP servers with scripting support on Android
I'm looking to host simple web apps on my smartphone in a group (like a LAN party, just not as hardcore).
Because of both lack of portability and lack of specific programming skills, I can't just ...
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Why Can I Not Access My Devices Localhost Over Data?
While experimenting with the Bit Web Server app I have noticed that when I attempt to access my device's localhost, the connection seems to be sent somewhere else.
Using the localhost button in the ...
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Turn a Android Phone with broken screen into dedicated Web server
I have a Nexus 4 with a broken LCD/Digitizer, I have no control via touch at all. The other parts of the phone are functional.
Now, what I want to do and hope is possible is to clear the phone and ...
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I can't connect to a device that is connected with GPRS
My android 2.3 phone is connecting to the internet using the GPRS network and I get a new IP everytime I reconnect.
So now I try to connect to my phone which is connected to the internet - the ...
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How use call a local server by name rather than IP?
I've started MAMP on my computer and I'd like to make a GET call from Android app. I'd like to access the computer by it's name(e.g. computer.local:8888) rather than the computer's ip.
On the ...
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Does a DNS server exists for android?
Is there a DNS server (named, bind) I could use to solve my problem ? Should I use other solution ?
I do not need all bunch of bind features, just setting A records and an easy mean to add/modify/...
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Do any SVN servers exist for Android?
Just upgraded to a new phone. So, I have my old one with a cracked screen lying around. Is there any way to run an SVN server on it for a few projects I am working on with a friend?
Its low power and ...
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Record video and send it to server
I want to record a video, and stream it directly to the server while recording (i.e. the video should be saved on the server, not necessarily locally on the Android device). How can this be ...
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Tablet Genesis 7240 + Android + Bit Web Server dont work
I buyed a table GENESIS 7240 + Android 4.0.3 and I've installed the app named Bit Web Server -- but it is not working correcly, not starting.
The App works fine on my Galaxy Note, That proves Its not ...
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Accessing Port 8888 in Android Web Browser
I'm developing a mobile site which runs on port 8888. I want to see how it looks on my Android phone. How can I use my phone's web browser to view pages on port 8888?
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Using an Android device as a web server [closed]
How do I use my Android device as a web server by with an IP address and port? Just like a Wifi file transfer app in the Play Store?
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Can I run a webserver on an android device?
You can make a Web server on your router providing that you rewrite its firmware with a free DD-WRT, Tomato, etc.
You can also run a on a raspberry pi, given that you can run a Web server on any ...
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Accessing a web server running in Android emulator from my local machine
I'm trying to access a web server running on the Android emulator from my machine. I know the reverse i.e., how to access the server running on my local machine from the Android emulator (using 10.0.2....
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Can't access tethered server from Android browser. (Time out or "URL blocked")
Synopsis: Trying to access local web development server connected by WiFi to Android tether. Everything seems to be connected and operating correctly, but phone's web browser times out when accessing ...
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