Expose a Runloop devbox port publicly (or with auth) via a tunnel URL for live previews and webhooks
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Documented steps
Enable a tunnel at devbox creation: Python `devbox = await runloop.devbox.create(tunnel={"auth_mode": "open"}, entrypoint="python3 -m http.server 8080 --bind 0.0.0.0")`, then `tunnel_url = await devbox.get_tunnel_url(8080)`.
Or enable on a running devbox: `tunnel = await devbox.net.enable_tunnel(auth_mode="open")`, then `url = await devbox.get_tunnel_url(8080)`.
Tunnel URLs follow the pattern `https://{port}-{tunnel_key}.tunnel.runloop.ai`; change the port segment to reach other listening ports on the same devbox.
Services MUST bind to 0.0.0.0 (not localhost/127.0.0.1) to be reachable through the tunnel. Supports HTTP/HTTPS, WebSockets, and Server-Sent Events.
For restricted access use `auth_mode="authenticated"`; requests then require `curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" https://8080-<key>.tunnel.runloop.ai`.
Only one active tunnel is supported per devbox; tunnel information is preserved across suspend/resume cycles.
'Wake-on-HTTP' auto-resumes a suspended devbox on an incoming tunnel request, returning 503 with a Retry-After header while it wakes up.
WebSocket apps that validate Origin headers must allow-list `https://*.tunnel.runloop.ai` since tunnel traffic arrives with that origin.
For a fronting/branded proxy, Runloop resolves the target host from the `X-Runloop-Host` header first, then the `Host` header — this only works with authenticated tunnels and a valid bearer token.
Only one tunnel can be active per devbox at a time.
Services must bind to 0.0.0.0 or the tunnel will not reach them.
A tunnel request to a suspended devbox triggers auto-resume ('wake-on-HTTP') and returns HTTP 503 with a Retry-After header until the devbox is back up.
X-Runloop-Host proxy routing only works with authenticated tunnels, not open-mode tunnels.
Tunnel info survives suspend/resume; combined with wake-on-HTTP, a suspended devbox auto-resumes when its tunnel URL is hit.
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