# Netlify dev Issue - "Could not proxy request." on localhost Port 8888 in the browser

**URL:** <https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-dev-issue-could-not-proxy-request-on-localhost-port-8888-in-the-browser/128792>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** netlify-cli\
**Created:** [November 2, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-dev-issue-could-not-proxy-request-on-localhost-port-8888-in-the-browser/128792 "2024-11-02T05:05:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![hrishikesh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/hrishikesh/32/74607_2.png) [@hrishikesh](https://answers.netlify.com/u/hrishikesh)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-dev-issue-could-not-proxy-request-on-localhost-port-8888-in-the-browser/128792/2 "2024-11-02T15:21:36Z")

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I’d recommend using WSL for development on Windows and always use the LTS release of Node.js.

As for the index.html not showing, have you tried this on a different device? Or try running `netlify dev --debug` and share its output.

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