I am getting an “Invalid Host header” message when connecting to webpack-dev-server remotely

Question

I am using as an environment, a Cloud9.io ubuntu VM Online IDE and I have reduced by troubleshooting this error to just running the app with Webpack dev server.

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Answer 1

Rather than editing the webpack config file, the easier way to disable the host check is by adding a .env file to your root folder and putting this:

DANGEROUSLY_DISABLE_HOST_CHECK=true

As the variable name implies, disabling it is insecure and is only advisable to use only in dev environment.