Custom node with http and localhost

[nolash]

I'm trying to add a custom node. The interface for adding nodes says:

Your node must be HTTPS in order to connect to it via MyEtherWallet.com. You can download the MyEtherWallet repo & run it locally to connect to any node. Or, get free SSL certificate via LetsEncrypt

As I understand what is written, that means that if you run MEW locally, specifically a webserver serving it on localhost, it should be possible to use http only.

I've tried with geth nodes on a LAN host and on localhost (host http://127.0.0.1 post 8545) However, in both cases it fails with a red box saying it can't connect. I presume that means it's not working, as your documentation states:

This should immediately connect or an error message will display.

MEW version used:

• 3.27.0 (from github tag v3.27.0)

Browsers used:

• Brave 0.24.0
• chromium 70.0.3538.110 (official archlinux build)

[kvhnuke]

Did you run geth with rpc flag, I believe it is geth --rpc --rpccorsdomain "*"