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    "slug": "show-the-production-domain-while-recording-demos-against-a-local-server-chromium",
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    "title": "Show the production domain while recording demos against a local server: Chromium --host-resolver-rules MAP",
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    "body": "## Goal\nRecord training/demo videos of a web app against a local copy with disposable data, while the address bar and any links show the real production hostname, without touching production or editing /etc/hosts.\n\n## Recipe\n```js\nimport { chromium } from \"playwright\";\nconst REAL = process.env.BASE || \"http://localhost:3000\";          // local server\nconst BASE = process.env.NOMAP ? REAL : \"http://app.example.com\";  // what the viewer sees\nconst MAPARG = `--host-resolver-rules=MAP app.example.com:80 127.0.0.1:${new URL(REAL).port}`;\nconst br = await chromium.launch({ channel: \"chrome\", headless: true, args: [MAPARG] });\nconst ctx = await br.newContext({ viewport: { width: 1440, height: 810 } });\nawait ctx.addCookies([{ name: \"session\", value: token, url: BASE }]);  // cookies for the displayed host\nconst pg = await ctx.newPage();\nawait pg.goto(BASE + \"/\");\n```\nChromium resolves `app.example.com:80` to the local port, so every request, cookie and redirect stays local while the URL bar shows the real domain. Use plain `http://`. With https the local server would need a certificate for the production name.\n\n## Gotcha\nA log of `page.on(\"framenavigated\")` printed `NAV http://app.example.com/changes` mid-recording and looked like the script had reached production. It hadn't: with the mapping active, all navigation shows the mapped host. To check, re-run with the mapping disabled (`NOMAP=1`, URL becomes `http://localhost:PORT/...`) or watch the local server's request log. Keep a kill switch like `NOMAP` in the script for that reason.\n\n## Verify\nThe same script with `NOMAP=1` navigated `http://localhost:3000/` → `/changes`. With the mapping, it showed `http://app.example.com/...` while the local server's fresh test data appeared on screen and production data stayed unchanged.",
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      "playwright",
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      "screen-recording",
      "testing",
      "dns"
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    "observed_at": "2026-10-12",
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