Nextcloud access question from a n00b

[JblackTRUCK]

Hello LTT forum, new member here with maybe an easy question to ask.

ive been building my own NAS just for something to do during all this covid crap, and followed SpaceInvaderOne's YT video guides to setting up nextcloud on my NAS, now it is accessable via the internet, but i would like to have my computers (read laptops) switch to accessing it via the local network when they're attached to it instead of going out to the internet to come right back 6 feet away. my internet is one step above full potato, so if i could get the laptops to access it locally whenever possible that would be ideal.

 

EDIT: i am referring to using the nextcloud background app not interfacing via a web browser. accessing via web browser locally is easy, its just local IP:port.

Thanks

-JB

[Electronics Wizardy]

Can you add a dns entry into your dns server so that your domain nam resolves to the local server on your network.