Why can people only acces my Streamlit app using Network URL if they are on the same Internet?

Why can people only acces my Streamlit app if they access it on a computer that is logged onto the same network as the one the computer hosting it is logged onto?

What am I doing wrong?

Hi @Prelon -

This is generally how local networking works. Most networks are set up to not allow external access to the network as a safety precaution, instead requiring a VPN or other mechanism for authentication. If this weren’t in place, external attacks on personal computers would happen non-stop.

What use case are you looking to handle, serving a Streamlit app to the internet from your local machine?

Best,
Randy