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   Local▲182

   A beautiful, free app for developing WordPress sites locally

   2020

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   Bulldock Browser▲143

   Convert any website into an app for your dock

   2017

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   Local Bridge▲4

   Share local folders with a browser-friendly URL. No uploads.

   May 2026

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   Marina.io, an open source Docker Hub with ARM support▲59

   2017 · marina.io

5. 5NM
   Nodebook – Multi-Lang Web REPL on Docker▲82

   2020 · github.com

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   DevLab – Docker Containerization for Local Development▲34

   2015 · github.com

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   Tunnelto.dev – expose localhost with a public URL (built in Rust)▲100

   2020 · tunnelto.dev

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   A self hosted alternative to Ngrok▲14

   Hi! I am sharing this because it may be useful to others. I created a simple Docker image that lets you easily expose a web app running locally on your dev machine to the Internet, via a proxy server. It is a self hosted alternative to something like Ngrok, which is a paid service if you use custom domains. A small server is cheaper than Ngrok (I use Hetzner Cloud and the cheapest server costs me 3€ per month). I use this method in particular to test HTTP verification with Let's Encrypt for a SaaS app running on my Mac. Hope this is useful :) Code:…

   2019

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   Tunno▲9

   Local domains & tunnels for developers

   Apr 2026

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    Lambdock – Wayland-native GTK4 dock with a live Lisp REPL▲44

    lambdock - Modern, hyper-hackable, Wayland-native desktop dock application (C and Guile Scheme + GTK4) w/ REPL

    26d ago · codeberg.org

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    Ship Local▲51

    Scrap and build local directories in minutes.

    2024

12. 12LH
    Localdots – HTTPS domains for localhost with autoconfig and hot reload▲75

    2019 · github.com

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    DevDock▲2

    Your local control plane for software projects

    28d ago · apps.microsoft.com

14. 14MF
    Mine for Zcash anywhere with Docker▲8

    2016 · blog.alexellis.io

15. 15DH
    Docker.hostip.dev – Access localhost from Docker on Mac, Linux, windows▲7

    2020 · hostip.dev

16. 16SA
    Supapool – a Supabase per coding agent in ~400 ms▲31

    hi HN, I built supapool.io, an ephemeral full copy of supabase's services that you can spin up in ~400 ms (Auth, postgres, storage, realtime). so if you run multiple coding agents in parallel in different worktrees, they can now have their own copy of supabase without making changes that conflict with eachother. > why not use supabase docker locally? when I run 3-4 instances locally, my macbook gets hot and sometimes freezes. > why not use supabase branches? branches take minutes to setup, and are designed for persistence. this is expensive, and for a dev environment, it is too slow. > why…

    Jul 2026 · supapool.io

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    A simple self-hosted ngrok alternative▲34

    This is a proof of concept utility which allows you to expose local services to the internet at large: https://github.com/skx/tunneller In short it is a simple ngrok alternative, which you can self-host. Because it is a proof of concept it hasn't been tested extensively, but it seems like it will solve my immediate-needs. Of course it needs test, and structure added. But feedback can't hurt :)

    2019

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    MultiDocker▲3

    Run every docker-compose project at once, no port wars

    19d ago · mdocker.coding9.de

19. 19SL
    Secure Linux Apps on the Mac Desktop Through Docker▲21

    2016 · blog.alexellis.io

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    tunnel.to▲7

    Public URLs for localhost — outbound only, no firewall edits

    Jun 2026 · tunnel.to

21. 21LS
    Localname – Secure Access to Your Local Development Server▲5

    2017 · localname.io

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    Reach your localhost server from the internet with LocalXpose▲5

    Hi everyone, I'm Ahmed, founder of LocalXpose (ngrok alternative) - a reverse proxy that enables you to expose your localhost to the internet. This is my first SaaS. I created LocalXpose for (developers, DevOps engineers, sys admins or even gamers) to reach their localhost server behind a NAT or firewall with a secure and fast tunnel. Check it out here https://localxpose.io. Bye bye localhost, Hello World. Support me and give me your feedback, please!.

    2022 · localxpose.io

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    tinbase▲7

    Local Supabase without Docker one process, real Postgres

    Jul 2026 · tinbase.dev

24. 24DC
    Devrouter – connect to local webservers with domains instead of ports▲6

    2015 · github.com

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