Why can Selenium not run tests on remote machines or in the cloud?

Selenium is a tool designed to automate browser tasks on a local machine. It cannot run tests on remote machines or in the cloud out of the box.

However, it is possible to use Selenium and other tools or services to run tests on remote machines or in the cloud. For example, you can use a tool such as Selenium Grid to distribute tests across multiple machines, including remote machines or cloud-based servers. Selenium Grid allows you to set up a hub and multiple nodes, where the hub serves as a central point of communication, and the nodes are the machines that run the tests.

You can configure the nodes to run tests on different platforms (e.g., Windows, Linux, Mac) or different browsers, and you can even set up nodes on remote machines or in the cloud. Using Selenium in combination with tools like Selenium Grid can enable you to run tests on remote machines or in the cloud, but it requires additional setup and configuration.

If you are interested in using Selenium to run tests on remote machines or in the cloud, consider consulting the Selenium documentation or seeking guidance from the Selenium community for more information.