DNS FOR HUMANS

Put an IP address
inside a hostname.

No hosts file. No local DNS setup. Use dotted or dashed IPv4 addresses for local development, callbacks, certificates, and quick device testing.

127-0-0-1.xip.1gb.xyz Ready to resolve
01

Dotted format

192.168.1.20.xip.1gb.xyz

Reads naturally and resolves directly to 192.168.1.20.

02

Dashed format

192-168-1-20.xip.1gb.xyz

Safer in tools that treat dots as hostname boundaries.

03

Add a prefix

app.10-0-0-8.xip.1gb.xyz

Name services while keeping the embedded address discoverable.

Verify it One command, one answer.
dig 127-0-0-1.xip.1gb.xyz A +short