# How do I start a local host session?

**URL:** <https://forum.8thwall.com/t/how-do-i-start-a-local-host-session/8323>\
**Category:** Desktop App Beta\
**Created:** [September 23, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/how-do-i-start-a-local-host-session/8323 "2025-09-23T12:45:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dwayne\_Paisley-Marsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19adc/32.png) [@Dwayne\_Paisley-Marsh](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Dwayne_Paisley-Marsh)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/how-do-i-start-a-local-host-session/8323/1 "2025-09-23T12:45:41Z")

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I can’t believe this has happened.

I’m really excited but I saw in the video a local host session but how do I activate this

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**Author:** ![Norah\_Gill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e19b73/32.png) [@Norah\_Gill](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Norah_Gill)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/how-do-i-start-a-local-host-session/8323/2 "2026-01-08T08:48:25Z")

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The ‘classic’ way to do this is to use the 8th Wall serve script. If you clone one of their sample repos from GitHub, just navigate to the folder in your terminal and run ./serve/bin/serve. It’ll spin up a local HTTPS server and even give you a QR code to scan on your phone. Just make sure your phone and laptop are on the same Wi-Fi!