# Allow localhost JavaScript domain?

**URL:** <http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/allow-localhost-javascript-domain/83>\
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**Created:** [May 17, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/allow-localhost-javascript-domain/83 "2015-05-17T22:43:46Z")\
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Hello @david,  
A workaround is simply to give a hostname to your IP address, by editing `/etc/hosts` or its equivalent on your OS.

```
192.168.0.1 localhost my.localdomain

```

And you can now register `my.localdomain` as a CH API “JavaScript domains”.

Still, a status update would be appreciated, for something that was already on the backlog in 2015.  
Just remove the piece of code preventing `localhost` as a valid domain name, and you’re done.

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