I'm having a problem with testing the connection when I use https://localhost:3000/ it connects successfully but I want to use socket Io client on a different device on android application to be precise I searched it up and turns out localhost wont work I have to connect using ipv4 address well I tried it but didnt work - like this http http://192.168.XX.XX:3000 for example so what is the problem why doesnt it connect please help
server code:
var cors = require("cors");
const express = require("express");
const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000 ;
const server = app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`started on ${port}`);
})
const io = require('socket.io')(server, {
cors: { origin: "*" }
});
io.on('connection', (socket) => {
console.log('a user connected');
socket.on('message', (message) => {
console.log(message);
io.emit('message', `${socket.id.substr(0,2)} said ${message}` );
});
});
require("dotenv").config();
app.use(express.json());
app.use(cors());
//routes setup
const homeGetRoute = require("./routes/test.js");
app.use("/home", homeGetRoute);
app.use(cors());