Ask HN: mDNS Locked Down on Macs?

I was using a cool tool called localias, which allows you to set `.local` domains with https for services running on your mac. It's really helpful to be able to access the services on your network at the same address (especially for mobile dev). Example:

localias add frontend.local 5173 # you can now access https://frontend.local and it will resolve to your local service listening on 5173.

But it seems like apple locked down the mdns capability behind a paywall? https://github.com/peterldowns/localias/issues/40#issuecomment-2630197849

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/663271

Any workaround/alternatives?