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Not sure how mDNS service (Bonjour I think) is setup on macOS, but you should be able to reach it by some domain name as well (hostname.local format), once you expose your service on the public IP address.

On Linux I have my VMs run avahi (the Linux mDNS service), and I access my VMs using vmname.local instead of using hardcoded IP addresses.

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Android doesn't support mDNS at the OS level, so it is possible to bake it into an app, but i.e. chrome won't connect. It is a long standing issue that I don't think Google cares to prioritize:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/140786115?pli=1

I would have sworn I saw that the latest pixel / android versions could, but now I'm not finding one way or the other. Given the issue above is still open, I am assuming not.

I’ve always had issues using mDNS on a mixed os network. I assume both bonjour and avahi and whatever windows uses comply with some standard. But in (my) reality, it doesn’t work.

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