Episode
Testing Local APIs on Device with Dev Tunnels and .NET MAUI
with James Montemagno
Have you ever wanted to test your local APIs from your mobile device? Well, you can't just use localhost, you need a real URL for your APIs, but you don't want to deploy an API just to test it. That is where Dev Tunnels come in to save the day and create a public URL to test those APIs and tunnel it to your machine.
Chapters
- 00:00 - Intro
- 00:45 - App walkthrough & localhost issues
- 03:30 - Create a Dev Tunnel in Visual Studio 2022
- 06:50 - Create a Dev Tunnel with the CLI
- 08:50 - Wrap-up
Recommended resources
Have you ever wanted to test your local APIs from your mobile device? Well, you can't just use localhost, you need a real URL for your APIs, but you don't want to deploy an API just to test it. That is where Dev Tunnels come in to save the day and create a public URL to test those APIs and tunnel it to your machine.
Chapters
- 00:00 - Intro
- 00:45 - App walkthrough & localhost issues
- 03:30 - Create a Dev Tunnel in Visual Studio 2022
- 06:50 - Create a Dev Tunnel with the CLI
- 08:50 - Wrap-up
Recommended resources
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