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by SysArchitect 3548 days ago
Thankfully IPv6 defined a single "localhost" or loopback IP: ::1/128

There is none of this 127/8 mess.
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the8472 3548 days ago
that "mess" is great for testing though, you can spin up numerous instances each on their own loopback address.
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TimWolla 3547 days ago
You can use a link local address of your public interface in IPv6.
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the8472 3547 days ago
That's just one, adding more require elevated privileges, with 127.0.0.0/8 you have 256³ at your disposal.
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