Yes, localhost IS the exception. There is a lot of code that treats "localhost" ...

		joshstrange on April 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nations of the Amazon are seeking “shared governan... Yes, localhost IS the exception. There is a lot of code that treats "localhost" specially. IIRC Chrome will let you do things on localhost:XXXX that are normally only possible for sites over HTTPS (Think geolocating and some other privacy-related things).