How to connect to my http://localhost web server from Android Emulator

Question

What can I do in the Android emulator to connect it to my localhost web server page at http://localhost or http://127.0.0.1?

I\'ve tried it

Answer 1

You can actually use localhost:8000 to connect to your machine's localhost by running below command each time when you run your emulator (tested on Mac only):

adb reverse tcp:8000 tcp:8000

Just put it to Android Studio terminal.

It basically sets up a reverse proxy in which a http server running on your phone accepts connections on a port and wires them to your computer or vice versa.