dont use ipv6 localhost, chrome disables ipv6 if no global link is available

README.md

@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@
 # register your application
 
 register application
-    POST http://[::1]:8842/add
+    POST http://127.0.0.1:8842/add
     {
         "name": "yourappname",
-        "url": "http://[::1]:YOURPORT/remote/"
+        "url": "http://127.0.0.1:YOURPORT/remote/"
     }
 
 now peers can make requetss to
 
-    GET|POST http://[::1]:8842/<peer id>/PATH
+    GET|POST http://127.0.0.1:8842/<peer id>/PATH
 
 that get proxied and end up on &lt;peer id&gt; at
 
-    GET|POST http://[::1]:YOURPORT/remote/PATH
+    GET|POST http://127.0.0.1:YOURPORT/remote/PATH
 
 requests have a From: header to indicate the
 remote peer id making the request
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ remote peer id making the request
 
 peerlink discovers peers in the local network,
 
-    GET http://[::1]:8842/info
+    GET http://127.0.0.1:8842/info
 
 contains info on currently visible peers

peerlink/server.py

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def run(root_dir=None):
     if ':' in settings.server['address']:
         host = '[%s]' % settings.server['address']
     elif not settings.server['address']:
-        host = '[::1]'
+        host = '127.0.0.1'
     else:
         host = settings.server['address']
     url = 'http://%s:%s/' % (host, settings.server['port'])

peerlink/settings.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tls_key_path = os.path.join(config_path, 'node.tls.key')
 
 
 defaults = {
-    "address": "::1",
+    "address": "127.0.0.1",
     "port": 8842,
     "node_address": "",
     "node_port": 8851,