Does Olares support offline content access?

[numbbbbb]

Hi there,

I'm testing Olares locally. Now I have it setup and running, everything works fine.

Just wondering is it possible to access my content without internet? E.g. my wifi is offline, but I have my devices connected to the same wifi, including the one that hosts Olares, how can I view the content in Olares? Seems like the IP access was disabled after the init process.

Thanks.

[cal-weng]

Hi @numbbbbb Normally, you can access Olares locally using domains like desktop.local.[olares id].olares.com. However, Olares relies on internet for DNS resolution. When your internet is offline, DNS resolution fails, which prevents access to these domains.

As a temporary solution, you can manually map the local host IP of your Olares to the corresponding app domains in your hosts file. For example, if your local host IP is 192.168.31.208, add the following entries to your hosts file:

192.168.31.208  desktop.local.[olares id].olares.com   # Required
192.168.31.208  auth.local.[olares id].olares.com      # Required
192.168.31.208  files.local.[olares id].olares.com
192.168.31.208  market.local.[olares id].olares.com
192.168.31.208  settings.local.[olares id].olares.com
192.168.31.208  [local domains for other apps as needed]

This allows you to access Olares locally without requiring internet connectivity. In the meanwhile, we will be actively working on a more seamless solution for this scenario.

[numbbbbb]

Sounds good, thanks!