[Spike] Ideal host setting for scaffolded application

[emonddr]

Description

To successfully run an lb4 app inside a docker container, it was necessary to change the host to '0.0.0.0' in order to access the REST server running in that docker container from a browser.

Related to : #1606

See : https://loopback.io/doc/en/lb4/deploying_to_ibm_cloud_kubernetes.html

I double-checked with @BINIAM , to see if he would need to do the same. He did. And suggested a change in the generated index.js of a scaffolded application:

See : #1606 (comment)

@bajtos suggested that we refresh our understanding historical discussions of 'localhost' vs '0.0.0.0' and why 'localhost' was chosen:

See : #1606 (comment)

There may be several different approaches to take since there are multiple places to specify server host values.

In config.rest options, or config.rest.openApiSpec options, etc

 const config = {
    rest: {
      port: +process.env.PORT || 3000,
      host: process.env.HOST || 'localhost',
      openApiSpec: {
        // useful when used with OASGraph to locate your application
        setServersFromRequest: true,
      },
    },
  };

Investigate each possibility, and outline their pros and cons.

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