> All the applications I used this technique with were easily able to set the "site root URL" via an environment variable or something similar
Yeah that often works, but also requires running things locally or redeploying them. For quick debugging, trying to use the service without altering it is more convenient.
> as they require you to configure your entire browser (your entire system on macOS) to use it
See my other comment. I'm on macOS, and I'm quite happy with FoxyProxy, which allows for individual pages to use a SOCKS proxy based on a regex (or just via an on/off toggle).
Yeah that often works, but also requires running things locally or redeploying them. For quick debugging, trying to use the service without altering it is more convenient.
> as they require you to configure your entire browser (your entire system on macOS) to use it
See my other comment. I'm on macOS, and I'm quite happy with FoxyProxy, which allows for individual pages to use a SOCKS proxy based on a regex (or just via an on/off toggle).