Resolve .dev domain correctly

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Everytime I tried to visit websites with a .dev domain, I found the following error message:

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DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN

However when I use dig to figure out why I can’t resolve .dev domain, everything goes well.

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$ dig pptr.dev

; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> pptr.dev
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 7638
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;pptr.dev.			IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
pptr.dev.		3599	IN	A	185.199.108.153
pptr.dev.		3599	IN	A	185.199.109.153
pptr.dev.		3599	IN	A	185.199.110.153
pptr.dev.		3599	IN	A	185.199.111.153

;; Query time: 224 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8)
;; WHEN: Thu Dec 27 11:05:52 CST 2018
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 101

So I guess it’s related to my local settings about DNS. The solution is here: remove /etc/resolver/dev and done.

The reason why there was a etc/resolver/dev file is I used to develop websites with a .dev local domain for testing for years.

Now .dev gTLD domain is owned by Google, you should use .test, .local for local development.