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Access server inside WSL2 from local network
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Access server inside WSL2 from local network

Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/networking

If you have a server listening on port 5050, running inside WSL2.

Run ip addr | grep eth0. You'll get a line similar to this:

  inet 172.29.25.111 **************

Then from PowerShell, run:

netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenport=5050 listenaddress=0.0.0.0 connectport=5050 connectaddress=172.29.25.111

Assuming your Windows host's local IP address is 192.168.1.x, you'll be able to access the server via http://192.168.1.x:5050.

*You might have to open a port on the firewall (Windows Defender) too. https://pureinfotech.com/open-port-firewall-windows-10/

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