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  <p>The .dev connection gives me an error</p>
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<p>Don't know if it'll solve all of your problems, but <code>.dev</code> is no longer a valid TLD you can use for local testing since Google made it public: <a href="https://domains.google/tld/dev/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://domains.google/tld/dev/</a></p>

<p>Change it over to something like <code>.test</code> instead.</p>

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2019-05-31T07:46:44.993Z
i have changed it to .local but that did not work either
Shahyn Kamali
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2019-05-31T18:56:21.617Z
Are you getting new errors? What's the behavior you're seeing?
Brad Bell
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2019-05-30T16:17:27.043Z
2019-05-30T16:17:27.043Z
Brad Bell
<p>I have been using this blog <a href="https://medium.com/@madebyraygun/a-quick-and-easy-local-environment-for-craft-3-4fd7c7ff5815" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://medium.com/@madebyraygun/a-quick-and-easy-local-environment-for-craft-3-4fd7c7ff5815</a> as a reference but I cannot seem to connect to my database and get Craft working? The .dev connection gives me an error and when I click on start site I get a 503? Please help me.</p>

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Craft CMS with local and flywheel setup?
# Craft CMS with local and flywheel setup?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-30)

I have been using this blog <https://medium.com/@madebyraygun/a-quick-and-easy-local-environment-for-craft-3-4fd7c7ff5815> as a reference but I cannot seem to connect to my database and get Craft working? The .dev connection gives me an error and when I click on start site I get a 503? Please help me.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-05-30. Score: 1

> The .dev connection gives me an error

Don't know if it'll solve all of your problems, but `.dev` is no longer a valid TLD you can use for local testing since Google made it public: <https://domains.google/tld/dev/>

Change it over to something like `.test` instead.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: i have changed it to .local but that did not work either  
> **username_1**: Are you getting new errors? What's the behavior you're seeing?  

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