Isn’t the node.js version of the ruby one ? ie: http://progrium.com/localtunnel/ Or the Go version: https://github.com/inconshreveable/ngrok
There's a Go client for localtunnel.me also: https://github.com/NoahShen/gotunnelme
Localtunnel.me
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Re: Localtunnel.me
#22Wow. Exactly the same as ngrok, just .. worse.
Re: Localtunnel.me
#23I'm confused, there is an existing project called localtunnel that does exactly the same thing and dominates search results for "localtunnel". At the very least, pick a different name.
Re: Localtunnel.me
#24I'm confused, there is an existing project called localtunnel that does exactly the same thing and dominates search results for "localtunnel". At the very least, pick a different name. http://progrium.com/localtunnel/
Yeah, that's what I thought this was at first. Naming it the same as an existing project with the same purpose is negligent at best.
Re: Localtunnel.me
#25If you have a VPS, why not set up a subdomain to proxy localhost connections forwarded through SSH? (e.g., $ ssh -R 8000:localhost:80)
I'm sure I'm missing some obvious disadvantage…
Re: Localtunnel.me
#26Personally I would rather just use "ssh -R", the built in remote port forwarding. You either need to flip a setting on the server to allow listening on an interface besides localhost, or configure Nginx/etc as a reverse proxy.
For example:
ssh -f -N -q -R 2222:localhost:22 my_name@remote.example.com
Decent writeup here:
Re: Localtunnel.me
#27You can also use ngrok.com which has been around for quite a while. The developer even responds very quickly to support requests. As a bonus, you also get: - Custom (sub) domains - TLS tunnels if you want, not mandatory - Other protocols than just HTTP/S
+1, I am a huge fan of ngrok. :)
Re: Localtunnel.me
#28Also: Vagrant has added a "vagrant share" command that publishes access to your vagrant box, which should be safer than publishing access to your full machine.
Re: Localtunnel.me
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Jeff's localtunnel has been discontinued in favor of Ngrok. It was discontinued in the middle of a transition from ruby to python.
Is there a writeup somewhre of what happened? localtunnel v1 worked perfectly for me, localtunnelv2 never did (apparently no remote server was ever up) but it's weird that ngrok is a ruby project again.
ngrok is a Go project and has not changed
Re: Localtunnel.me
#30shameless plug: I created http://ultrahook.com which does similar but with a focussed goal of receiving webhooks on localhost.