Title: forwarding to wordpress(localhost)
Last modified: September 19, 2025

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# forwarding to wordpress(localhost)

 *  [dlebeouf26](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlebeouf26/)
 * (@dlebeouf26)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forwarding-to-wordpresslocalhost/)
 * created a home server, downloaded xampp and installed WordPress, I have a GoDaddy
   domain name and was wondering how I can get that domain name to point to WordPress
   on my localhost, was not sure if I needed to adjust something in a WordPress 
   file or maybe in my firewall

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forwarding-to-wordpresslocalhost/#post-18647857)
 * Your project primarily concerns your own network in which you want to operate
   the server. You must forward incoming requests from outside to the internal server.
   You will need to ask the support team for the device you are using for this how
   to proceed.
 * At the same time, you also need to set up your upstream proxy/firewall so that
   you regularly report the current IP to your domain host, ensuring that it points
   to the correct IP. Ask GoDaddy support how to do this.
 * Only when all of this has been clarified and requests are coming in can you start
   thinking about WordPress. There, you will need to see how to store the domain–
   this also depends on the structure of your network. WordPress as software cannot
   provide you with any further support in this regard.
 *  Thread Starter [dlebeouf26](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlebeouf26/)
 * (@dlebeouf26)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forwarding-to-wordpresslocalhost/#post-18647918)
 * thank you for the response

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 * In: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
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 * Last reply from: [dlebeouf26](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlebeouf26/)
 * Last activity: [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forwarding-to-wordpresslocalhost/#post-18647918)
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