Address shortcomings in #1508 by removing the "host" parameter, always binding on all interfaces, and printing the preview URL with both the local hostname and the local public IP address.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ master
 ===
 
 * The preview server can now serve over HTTPS using the `--https` flag. It will use an automatic self-signed cert which can be overridden using `--ssl_certificate` and `--ssl_private_key`. These settings can also be set in `config.rb`
-* The preview server URL will use 'localhost' rather than '0.0.0.0'.
+* The preview server URL will use the local hostname rather than '0.0.0.0'. It will also print out a URL based on the host's public IP in case that's useful.
-* The preview server URL will once again use the machine's hostname if available.
+* The `--host` flag and `config.rb` setting have been removed - the preview server will always bind to all interfaces.
 
 3.3.11
 ===

middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/application.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'socket'
-
 # Using Tilt for templating
 require 'tilt'
 
@@ -69,10 +67,6 @@ module Middleman
     end
     delegate :root_path, to: :"self.class"
 
-    # Which host preview should start on.
-    # @return [Fixnum]
-    config.define_setting :host, Socket.gethostname, 'The preview server host'
-
     # Which port preview should start on.
     # @return [Fixnum]
     config.define_setting :port, 4567, 'The preview server port'

middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/cli/server.rb

@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ module Middleman::Cli
                   aliases: '-e',
                   default: ENV['MM_ENV'] || ENV['RACK_ENV'] || 'development',
                   desc: 'The environment Middleman will run under'
-    method_option :host,
-                  type: :string,
-                  aliases: '-h',
-                  desc: 'Bind to HOST address'
     method_option :port,
                   aliases: '-p',
                   desc: 'The port Middleman will listen on'
@@ -69,7 +65,6 @@ module Middleman::Cli
 
       params = {
         port: options['port'],
-        host: options['host'],
         https: options['https'],
         ssl_certificate: options['ssl_certificate'],
         ssl_private_key: options['ssl_private_key'],

middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/preview_server.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'webrick'
 require 'webrick/https'
 require 'openssl'
+require 'socket'
 require 'middleman-core/meta_pages'
 require 'middleman-core/logger'
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ module Middleman
         @options = opts
 
         mount_instance(new_app)
-        logger.info "== The Middleman is standing watch at #{uri}"
+        logger.info "== The Middleman is standing watch at #{uri} (#{uri(public_ip)})"
         logger.info "== Inspect your site configuration at #{uri + '__middleman'}"
 
         @initialized ||= false
@@ -110,14 +111,12 @@ module Middleman
           )
 
           config[:environment] = opts[:environment].to_sym if opts[:environment]
-          config[:host] = opts[:host] if opts[:host]
           config[:port] = opts[:port] if opts[:port]
           config[:https] = opts[:https] unless opts[:https].nil?
           config[:ssl_certificate] = opts[:ssl_certificate] if opts[:ssl_certificate]
           config[:ssl_private_key] = opts[:ssl_private_key] if opts[:ssl_private_key]
         end
 
-        @host = @app.config[:host]
         @port = @app.config[:port]
         @https = @app.config[:https]
 
@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ module Middleman
       # @return [void]
       def setup_webrick(is_logging)
         http_opts = {
-          BindAddress: host,
           Port: port,
           AccessLog: [],
           DoNotReverseLookup: true
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ module Middleman
             # use a generated self-signed cert
             http_opts[:SSLCertName] = [
                                        %w(CN localhost),
-                                       %w(CN #{host})
+                                       %w(CN #{Socket.gethostname})
                                       ].uniq
           end
         end
@@ -266,10 +264,15 @@ module Middleman
 
       # Returns the URI the preview server will run on
       # @return [URI]
-      def uri
+      def uri(host = Socket.gethostname)
-        host = @host == '0.0.0.0' ? 'localhost' : @host
         scheme = https? ? 'https' : 'http'
-        URI("#{scheme}://#{host}:#{@port}")
+        URI("#{scheme}://#{host}:#{@port}/")
+      end
+
+      # An IPv4 address on this machine which should be externally addressable.
+      # @return [String]
+      def public_ip
+        Socket.ip_address_list.find { |ai| ai.ipv4? && !ai.ipv4_loopback? }.ip_address
       end
 
     end