I followed a YouTube tutorial on how to set up a VSCode server so that you can use it outside of your computer (my iPad). Like in the tutorial, I ran it in docker. The docker container is called gitpod/openvscode-server (Here).
I opened up the URL localhost:3000 or 192.168.0.56:3000 on the PC where the server ran; of course it worked.
I then opened up the URL on my iPad but I got a connection timeout. Side Note: The ethernet cable of the PC is connected with the router that gives the WiFi for the iPad (It also worked in the past).
I thought it could have something to do with the vscode server. That's why I created a python web server using python -m http.server 8080. I opened the IP address on the PC and it worked as before.
On my iPad and on my smartphone however, it did not work: Again a connection timeout.
This is weird because, especially the python web server, should be working. It did so in the past without issues and I can't think of reasons why it does not work this time.
I also connected my smartphone with the ethernet but that did not even lead to a connection timeout. Just to a "The server cannot be reached".
Maybe you could help me.
EDIT:
I downloaded a terminal app on my smartphone and ran python -m http.server 8080 there. Then I opened the URL with the ip address of my smartphone on the PC and it worked.
I do not why it is working one way but not the other.