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I work for a small company and do lots of work that would be nice to just share with my boss through a service like this versus having to deploy. I think it's more for a testbed than a replacement for actual web servers.
SSH remote port forwarding is your friend. You just need an ssh server somewhere thats publicly accessible.
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I work for a small company and do lots of work that would be nice to just share with my boss through a service like this versus having to deploy. I think it's more for a testbed than a replacement for actual web servers.
Check out ngrok. It's absolutely brilliant for what you're describing.
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Thanks for the feedback! I was indeed trying to explain something technical (i.e. a tunneling service) in a non-technical way in an attempt to be friendly towards designers, but it seems like I still have some work to do on the product page.
Try describing the process, that's usually what I look for at least when I'm looking at products/services/apps (I'm a designer). Briefly walk through how you can create a folder, throw files in, forward a domain/port, and then it's public. The best product pages I've seen offer a short brief like your current site does, but then also offers the very detailed technical bits behind a "read more" button or accordion. Be…
That said, it might actually be easier for me to use the "accordion" approach, as you suggested, My video editing skills are pretty limited and this is currently a side project of mine that's completely bootstrapped.
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Thanks for the feedback! I was indeed trying to explain something technical (i.e. a tunneling service) in a non-technical way in an attempt to be friendly towards designers, but it seems like I still have some work to do on the product page.
I guessed what it did before even clicking the link, I would take this clap trap with a grain of salt - EDIT should note I actually use ngrok a lot for this so it clicked to me immediately - oh, ngrok with an app ui. I installed it as well. Long story short, your target audience will know what's up.
I have no idea what this product does. > Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac OK so like a URL to... what? Screenshare? Access the HDD like dropbox? Do something else? > Make changes in real time. Get feedback immediately. Effortless live previews. Of what? About what? Of what? > Nice cartoon picture of dog /closes tab Edit : reading the rest of the page it's still unclear what it does, or even why I'd want it.…
yep... this is why programmers make _the worst_ marketers. they market like they code... they think everyone who comes to their site can read their minds so they forgot that they need explain clearly what their product does.
Before they even do that they should explain what it is for!
If you don't want to install any third-party apps, you can do much the same by spinning up an AWS box and using SSH remote port forwarding ssh -NT -R 0:localhost:80 youraccount@yourbox.amazonaws.com I also do an extra step and put an nginx proxy in front to translate hostnames into correct port numbers, but that's optional.
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} =websocket [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([^\.]*).*$ [NC]
RewriteRule /(.*) ws://localhost:%1/$1 [P,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} !=websocket [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([^\.]*).*$ [NC]
RewriteRule /(.*) http://localhost:%1/$1 [P,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([^\.]*).*$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ - [E=TUNNEL_PORT:$1]
ProxyPassInterpolateEnv On
ProxyPassReverse "/" "http://localhost:${TUNNEL_PORT}/" interpolate
Just a note that a lot of enterprises will likely block this app for security issues - my workplace is fairly open (file sharing services are allowed) but blocks ngrok.
One of the biggest reasons that I decided to distribute on the Mac App Store was to establish trust. If I embraced its limitations (i.e. sandboxing), it'd help me build a product that was more secure and have some sort of proof that it was.
Also, the company (me) behind the app is based in France, which has some of the toughest privacy laws. The privacy policy, although in English, is compliant with French law. The short version is that Emporter doesn't collect user data, or perhaps most importantly, user content.
I have quite a lot I want to discuss about this via the company blog, which ironically is part of the reason I decided to post a "Show HN". I wanted contextualize the product a little bit before inviting this kind of discussion.
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I work for a small company and do lots of work that would be nice to just share with my boss through a service like this versus having to deploy. I think it's more for a testbed than a replacement for actual web servers.
SSH remote port forwarding is your friend. You just need an ssh server somewhere thats publicly accessible.
Am I the only one bothered by these apps/saas that hide their pricing? >> No Subscription Required >> The core version of Emporter is free. >> >> Subscriptions are offered to provide faster speeds, custom URL names, multiple sessions, and super good vibes.
From their mac store page > Subscriptions provide faster speeds, customized URL names and multiple sessions. • Monthly Subscription: 3 day free trial, then €5.99 a month • Yearly Subscription: 7 day free trial, then €59.99 a year (15% off!) A bit expensive for what localtunnel provides for free, no?