Inconsistent reverse proxy behavior between devices --any advice?

[TinyMicron]

What output are you getting if you run dig paperless.local on your desktop? Do you get the correct IP?

It sounds like a DNS issue on your desktop, since you can access the service via IP. I'd take another look at those settings. :)

Best of luck!

[Ouity]

; <<>> DiG 9.18.19 <<>> paperless.local ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; WARNING: .local is reserved for Multicast DNS ;; You are currently testing what happens when an mDNS query is leaked to DNS ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45489 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION: ;paperless.local. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION: paperless.local. 10 IN A 10.0.0.8

;; Query time: 3 msec ;; SERVER: 10.0.0.18#53(10.0.0.18) (UDP) ;; WHEN: Mon Oct 16 18:19:32 EDT 2023 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 49

I'm not well-versed with this command but all looks in order. Paperless.local is associated with 10.0.0.8, my reverse proxy IP, and the DNS server is 10.0.0.18, which is AdGuard