# Router Mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** mac\ **Created:** [October 18, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527 "2025-10-18T22:00:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jessy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jessy/32/24528_2.png) [@Jessy](https://community.localwp.com/u/Jessy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/1 "2025-10-18T22:00:31Z")
# Bug Summary Local only work on Router Mode “LocalHost”. I prefer “site domain” to work with SSL. When I switch to “site domain” site doesn’t work anymore. # Environment Info - System : MacOs Tahoe - Local : Version 9.2.8+6882 ---
**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/2 "2025-10-20T13:27:43Z")
Can you share your full Local Log here for us @Jessy? [Retrieving Local’s Log File](https://localwp.com/help-docs/troubleshooting/retrieving-locals-log-file/#download-local-logs) ---
**Author:** ![Jessy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jessy/32/24528_2.png) [@Jessy](https://community.localwp.com/u/Jessy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/3 "2025-10-24T11:40:38Z")
[error.log](https://community.localwp.com/uploads/short-url/w3l321C5fCzn6pY6rsdZPsESzIk.log) (1.2 MB) [local-lightning.log](https://community.localwp.com/uploads/short-url/ycalo01IU3vyvxXsYirpKpsoh12.log) (929.0 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/4 "2025-10-29T18:01:09Z")
Is there anything unique about your connection @Jessy? For example do you using a VPN, network proxy, or any kind of employer WiFi? There are some connection type issues in the logs that might indicate a conflict there. ---
**Author:** ![Jessy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jessy/32/24528_2.png) [@Jessy](https://community.localwp.com/u/Jessy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/5 "2025-10-29T19:37:54Z")
Nothing, I don’t use VPN. I connect on different wifi source if I’m at work or home or using data from my phone. ---
**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/6 "2025-10-30T13:45:56Z")
Can you share another log here but this time please click the `Download Local Logs` button from the `Support` tab in Local. This will generate a zip archive that contains the Local log along with some other diagnostic information to help quickly zero in on any issues that Local is encountering. ---
**Author:** ![Jessy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jessy/32/24528_2.png) [@Jessy](https://community.localwp.com/u/Jessy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/8 "2025-10-30T16:14:10Z")
I have a trouble with maillpit too BTW. [local-logs.zip](https://community.localwp.com/uploads/short-url/zNJIrwa3fdxITmZ3rKstYwQGFJl.zip) (912.6 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/9 "2025-11-03T14:25:19Z")
Hi again @Jessy! Thank you for your patience here. Your latest logs show that NGINX can’t start: > [emerg] 2007#0: unknown directive “http2” in /Users/jessyb/Library/Application Support/Local/run/router/nginx/conf/server-block-ssl.conf:3 It looks like there might be a mismatch with the NGINX version, which you should be able to fix with the same steps outlined here: > [@Errors on Router & Mailpit since Update](https://community.localwp.com/t/errors-on-router-mailpit-since-update/51522/11): > > Thank you for that @dca! Could you run this in terminal? open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Local/lightning-services From there, remove any NGINX folders you see, then restart Local. After that, run which nginx from a terminal to see if you have a system version of NGINX that might be overriding Local’s version. For the separate mailpit issue, there are some resolution steps below that should help, depending on whether the error you’re getting mentions 1.12 or 1.24: - 1.12 fix: [Missing Mailpit on Mac running Apple Silicon - #7 by nickc](https://community.localwp.com/t/missing-mailpit-on-mac-running-apple-silicon/51520/7) - 1.24 fix: [Missing Mailpit on Mac running Apple Silicon - #8 by nickc](https://community.localwp.com/t/missing-mailpit-on-mac-running-apple-silicon/51520/8) ---
**Author:** ![Jessy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jessy/32/24528_2.png) [@Jessy](https://community.localwp.com/u/Jessy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/10 "2025-11-03T14:41:11Z")
> [@Errors on Router & Mailpit since Update](https://community.localwp.com/t/errors-on-router-mailpit-since-update/51522/11): > > open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Local/lightning-services And website doesn’t work anymore… on localhost but works with “router mode” “site domain”. BTW, I still need erase the localhost number (port ?) from URL to make it works. ---
**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/router-mode/51527/11 "2025-11-03T14:46:26Z")
Okay great, that’s where you wanted it to work again correct? with Site Domains/HTTPS? What about the Mailpit errors? Were you able to resolve those? If you need to go back to Localhost we can take a look at your log again to see if any new errors are present if you want to reshare a new copy.