You are reading a single comment by @ClearMemory041063 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
Espruino is a JavaScript interpreter for low-power Microcontrollers. This site is both a support community for Espruino and a place to share what you are working on.
@ClearMemory041063
URL to IP address is usually done by a DNS server.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System
For IOT devices you may need to set up a local DNS for them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIND
https://www.isc.org/downloads/bind/
http://www.zytrax.com/books/dns/
Your router may need to add the local DNS server to its list of DNS servers.
See the DNS references on this page to register a device's IP with the DNS.
http://www.espruino.com/ESP8266_WifiUsage