tunnelto is a network tunneling tool that creates a public URL to forward traffic to a locally running web server, making it accessible from anywhere. It provides a way to expose local development servers to the internet through temporary or persistent public endpoints. The project supports authenticating tunnel connections with an API key to prevent unauthorized access, and allows reserving custom subdomains so the public URL remains stable across sessions. It also enables debugging webhook integrations by forwarding incoming requests to a local server for inspection during development, and
Expose local ports to the internet in seconds
Expose local http, tcp or websocket connections to the public internet
Simple tunneling reverse proxy with a fast web UI and auto HTTPS. Designed for self-hosters.
The main features of boringproxy/boringproxy are: Tunneling and Proxying.
Open-source alternatives to boringproxy/boringproxy include: agrinman/tunnelto — tunnelto is a network tunneling tool that creates a public URL to forward traffic to a locally running web server,… amak-tech/port-buddy — Expose local ports to the internet in seconds. amalshaji/portr — Expose local http, tcp or websocket connections to the public internet. anderspitman/sirtunnel — Minimal, self-hosted, 0-config alternative to ngrok. Caddy+OpenSSH+50 lines of Python. andydunstall/piko — An open-source alternative to Ngrok, designed to serve production traffic and be simple to host (particularly on… abhishekq61/tunnel-client — Agent for Connecting to Sarkaribabu Tunnel.
