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Andrew
10 Apr, 2026, 18:07

Hi,

I’ve been having some real issues with hosting appwrite, I have it running with the hostname ‘localhost’ and I used to also be able to use the machines IP to connect my development laptop which hosted the frontend.

However I had issues connecting an appwrite function to a node backend server and accidentally nuked the installation

When I reinstalled the latest version and tried to login to the dashboard, it gave me this error

Pastebin of error: https://pastes.io/AKTsqktg

I have router protection off

So my question:

A) has it changed between 1.8 and 1.9 of appwrite that I can only use localhost and can’t swap in the machines IP

B) Does anyone know how I go about connecting front ends and node servers over the API on different machines in my lan network

TL;DR
Issue: Developer facing problems with hosting Appwrite, especially encountering errors when connecting Appwrite function to a node backend server. Accidentally uninstalled original installation. Error: Dashboard login error received. Error details: (provide error paste here) Questions: A) Is there a change between Appwrite versions 1.8 and 1.9 that necessitates using only 'localhost' instead of the machine's IP for connections? B) Seeking guidance on connecting frontend and node servers over the API on separate machines within a LAN network.
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