cli: only launch Chrome when running against localhost (#12140)

GoogleChrome · Mar 3, 2021 · 18eacb9 · 18eacb9
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commit 18eacb9
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/lighthouse-cli/run.js b/lighthouse-cli/run.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const lighthouse = require('../lighthouse-core/index.js');
 const log = require('lighthouse-logger');
 const getFilenamePrefix = require('../lighthouse-core/lib/file-namer.js').getFilenamePrefix;
 const assetSaver = require('../lighthouse-core/lib/asset-saver.js');
+const URL = require('../lighthouse-core/lib/url-shim.js');
 
 const open = require('open');
 
@@ -216,7 +217,8 @@ async function runLighthouse(url, flags, config) {
 
   try {
     const shouldGather = flags.gatherMode || flags.gatherMode === flags.auditMode;
-    if (shouldGather) {
+    const shouldUseLocalChrome = URL.isLikeLocalhost(flags.hostname);
+    if (shouldGather && shouldUseLocalChrome) {
       launchedChrome = await getDebuggableChrome(flags);
       flags.port = launchedChrome.port;
     }