Secure website locally without appending TLD

[bzrncev]

I have a local site that needs to run as local.example.com, which I've added to the hosts file. Securing this site with the default configurations of Valet or Herd is not possible since they append the .test TLD to the URL.

However, by disabling the following if check in Valet's Site.php file, and returning the $domain, it's possible to secure the site without the .test TLD:

// Don't add .TLD if user already passed the string in with the TLD on the end
if ($domain && str_contains($domain, '.'.$this->config->read()['tld'])) {
    return $domain;
}

I'm wondering if it's possible to have a similar option in Herd, or the code is bundled in a way that makes such modifications difficult. I understand this is an edge case feature that only a small number of users would need, but it would be great if you could consider adding an option to disable appending .test TLD for specific domains in a future Herd release if someone doesn't need it.

[codivstudio]

I also follow a similar routine; I initiate my local websites with a "local." prefix. This strategy is beneficial when accessing the live website, as browser recommendations might sometimes direct you to the local site, even though you intended to visit the live version.