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reCAPTCHA in a local network machine

How can I use Google's reCAPTCHA in a test server on a local network?

According to the documentation:

By default, all keys work on "localhost" (or "127.0.0.1"), so you can always develop and test on your local machine.

My virtual machines however are located on non-localhost local IPs (192.168.XXX.XXX), and adding "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" does not seem to work (the captcha displays an invalid domain error). Is there any way around this?

Solution

  • You can enter a local IP such as 192.168.0.1 into the admin console and will indeed work (you'll have to wait a few minutes for it to apply).

    Unfortunately it is limited to only 50 domains so this may not be a solution.