This step is totally optional and you can use hotel without it.

To use local .localhost domain, you need to configure your browser or network to use hotel's proxy auto-config file which is available at https://localhost:2000/proxy.pac [view file content].

Important hotel MUST be running before configuring your network or browser so that https://localhost:2000/proxy.pac is available. If hotel is started after and you can't access .localhost domains, simply disable/enable network or restart browser.

You can edit ~/.hotel/conf.json to use another Top-level Domain than .localhost.

{
  "tld": "test"
}

Important Don't forget to restart hotel and reload network or browser configuration.

Network Preferences > Advanced > Proxies > Automatic Proxy Configuration

Settings > Network and Internet > Proxy > Use setup script

On Ubuntu

System Settings > Network > Network Proxy > Automatic

For other distributions, check your network manager and look for proxy configuration. Use browser configuration as an alternative.

Browsers can be configured to use a specific proxy. Use this method as an alternative to system-wide configuration.

Exit Chrome and start it using the following option:

# Linux
$ google-chrome --proxy-pac-url=https://localhost:2000/proxy.pac

# macOS
$ open -a "Google Chrome" --args --proxy-pac-url=https://localhost:2000/proxy.pac

Preferences > Advanced > Network > Connection > Settings > Automatic proxy URL configuration

Uses system network configuration.