The Story
You’ve been running your trip planner on localhost. That word means exactly what it sounds like. Local host. Your computer is hosting the app, and only your computer can see it. If you type “localhost:3000” into your browser, it works. If your friend types the same thing into their browser, they get nothing. It’s not a real address. It’s your computer talking to itself.
This is like building a restaurant, cooking amazing food, but never unlocking the front door. The food is real. The restaurant works. But nobody can get in.
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