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Host your website locally to show everyone

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Have you ever wanted to share a website you're developing on your local machine with someone else? Or perhaps you need to demo a project to a client or a colleague without deploying it to a public server? This is where LocalTunnel comes to the rescue. In this guide, we'll walk through the steps of using LocalTunnel to expose your locally hosted website to the internet, making it accessible to anyone, anywhere

What is LocalTunnel?

LocalTunnel is a powerful tool that allows you to expose your local development server to the internet. It creates a secure tunnel to a public URL, enabling others to access your locally hosted website as if it were live on the web.

Let's Setup

Install nodejs and npm in your system

  • For Windows and mac OS
    nodejs.org

  • For Linux

    • Ubuntu/debian 

      sudo apt update sudo apt install nodejs npm

    • Arch linux 

      sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Install local tunnel

Open your terminal and run the following command to install localtunnel globally 

npm install -g localtunnel
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localtunnel install image

Start your Local Server

start your application or website on local development server

server start image

Use localtunnel

In your Terminal , run the following command 

lt --port <your_local_port>
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For example
if website or application is hosted on local host i.e port 3000 

lt --port 3000
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localport

LocalTunnel will generate a unique URL which you can share with others to access your locally hosted website

Some advance options

Custom Subdomain 

lt --port <your_local_port> --subdomain <your_custom_subdomain>
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subdomain

Allowing specific hostnames 

lt --port <your_local_port> --host <allowed_hostname>
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Setting Maximum Connections 

lt --port <your_local_port> --max-conn 3
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Specifying Base Domain 

lt --port <your_local_port> --domain <your_domain>
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💡 Be mindful when using LocalTunnel, as it's convenient but may pose security risks. Avoid exposing sensitive information, and make certain your local server is secure, preventing any inadvertent exposure of confidential data to the public.

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