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by throwawaymobule 1054 days ago
<hostname>.local is usually setup if you have an mDNS daemon running. I think Ubuntu does this ootb, and if you still have an old windows install, you may have a copy of 'bonjoir' that was bundled with iTunes.

You could probably lean on existing software to do most of the work.
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francislavoie 1054 days ago
I agree that reaching out to systemd-resolved on Linux and Bonjour on Mac/Windows is probably the way to go, but I don't have the time/energy to learn these APIs and test it right now, hence why I'm asking for help! :)
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WorldMaker 1054 days ago
Windows has had built-in mDNS (and DNS-SD) support built-in since Windows 10, I wouldn't recommend using Bonjour on Windows today.

That said, the tricky part to Windows' mDNS support is that the APIs to work with it are WinRT-only and you'll need a WinRT projection of one sort or another to use them.

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