Expose localhost to the internet with the localtunnel CLI

domain: github.com/localtunnel · 6 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. Run it directly without a global install: `npx localtunnel --port 8000`
  2. Or install globally (`npm install -g localtunnel`, or `brew install localtunnel`) and use `lt --port 8000`
  3. The CLI connects to the tunnel server (default host https://localtunnel.me) and prints the public URL; keep it running for the session
  4. Request a friendly subdomain: `lt --port 8000 --subdomain myapp` (subject to name availability)
  5. Proxy to a host other than localhost with `--local-host 192.168.1.5`; env vars also work, e.g. `PORT=3000 lt`
  6. Docs: https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel

Known gotchas

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