1908712 - Update remote debugging documentation to clarify that non-localhost runtimes cannot target Firefox

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: Documentation, enhancement)

Description

[Julian Descottes [:jdescottes]]

The documentation for the Browser Toolbox at https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/browser_toolbox/index.html mentions that one needs to enable remote debugging in order to use the BT.

This is slightly scary, and users might fear that remote machines could take control of their browsers, while by default only localhost connections are allowed. Note that this restriction can be lifted by setting devtools.debugger.force-local to false, but this is not exposed by any UI.

We should at least update the documentation to mention this. And if we can find a better phrasing for the checkbox it would be nice as well.

Comment 1

[Julian Descottes [:jdescottes]]

I assume the regression field was added by mistake?