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XO Ruby Austin 2025 - Rewriting Localhost: A Modern Approach to Dev Environments by Nathan Hessler

These videos are from the XO Ruby conference series, lovingly captured on-site by the XO Ruby organizers themselves using Confreaks borrowed gear and their best efforts. As a friend of the community, Confreaks is handling all editing and post-production so these talks could be preserved and shared with everyone. The footage and audio reflect the grassroots, volunteer-run nature of the event — real humans doing their absolute best under conference conditions. We’re proud to help bring these talks to you and hope you enjoy the content! Tired of wrestling with localhost ports in your Ruby projects? A reverse proxy can simplify your local development, align it with production, and make multi-app environments effortless. In this talk, we’ll explore the evolution of reverse proxy solutions, their setup, and their role in Ruby development. Through practical examples and use cases, you’ll discover flexible strategies to enhance your local dev workflow. Video Production by Confreaks Follow Confreaks 👇 https://confreaks.com https://x.com/confreaks https://confreaks.bsky.social