5 Free Tools to Expose localhost to Internet

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ngrok

Now, just copy the ngrok URL that it has generated for you and then you are simply done. Just share the public URL with anyone you want and then let them access your app from your PC. This is simple and when you want to terminate a connection then you just need to run kill -9 {ngrok_id} command. Here ngrok_id you have to obtain from a process manager or by running top command.

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tunnelto.dev

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Serveo

Serveo is a unique tool you can use to expose localhost to public internet. The best part is that here you don’t have to install anything in order to use it. Here you just have to run a simple SSH command that t gives and returns a public URL. You can either let it assign a random URL or you can specify a subdomain explicitly. The public link is created in a couple of seconds and then you can share that with anyone you want. In the main command, you can even specify multiple localhost servers as well and let it take care of the rest.

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Pagekite

Pagekite is yet another tool you can use on your PC to expose localhost to internet. Just like other tools in the list, it takes a port number from you along with a subdomain name and create a public link. In order to use in your PC, you need to be sure that you have Python2 installed there. There are just two commands that you have to run in order t get started with it. Copy down the below commands one after another and then paste it in the terminal. In the second command, you only have to modify the port number and then hit enter.

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LocalXpose

LocalXpose is the last tool in my list and a simple reverse proxy that helps you expose localhost to the internet. This is a different tool than others I have mentioned in the list. The best part is that it comes with a GUI. You just have to select a protocol from the lost, specif the localhost address there and then you are done. It is great, however, in the free plan of the tool you are only allowed to create 4 tunnels at max. You can have custom domains with 1 minute tunnel time out. But the good thing here is that you get unlimited connections and you can password protect your tunnel as well.

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