Access Confluence from LAN

[Dan]

I am having a Docker container with Confluence server v7.0 installed on my NAS which is connected to the ISP router.

If I am connecting to the Confluence instance from outside of my LAN via my FQDN, works well.

If I am connecting to the Confluence instance from the same LAN as my NAS via my FQDN, doesn't work. If I am trying also to connect via the Confluence's private IP address, the application is accessible, but because the base URL is not corresponding to the public one which is mentioned there, I cannot edit/create any page. 

The Confluence application uses secure connection(HTTPs). 

Any idea how I can make the application accessible even from inside of the LAN? 

[Phil Hopper · Accepted solution]

Dan, one solution would be to add the FQDN and the local IP address of the server to the `hosts` file on your computer. On Windows the location is `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts` and on Linux it is found at `/etc/hosts`. If the internal IP address of the server is 10.20.20.2, then add a line to the `hosts` file like this:

10.20.20.2  confluence.yourdomain.com

[Dan]

@Phil Hopper Thanks a lot for your help. It was so easy that I couldn't think of it...