Use `.local` domain through router

Question

I have got application on my laptop (with Ubuntu) under nginx. And I have got a wifi router.

I want everybody connected to wifi can visit my application not through ip address, like

http://192.168.1.3

But through something like

http://site.local

What general settings should I use to make all this work (change /etc/hosts, make some settings on router etc)

Answer 1

You need to set up your own name server, configure the 'local' domain on it, and configure your router to tell its clients to use that name server.