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Life & fun · May 29, 2019

Mr2.js – Expose local servers to external networks

Mr2.js – Expose local servers to external networks launched on May 29, 2019 with 52 votes, #816 of 3,072 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

In plain words

Mr2.js is a tool that exposes local servers to external networks, allowing developers to make applications running on their machines accessible from the internet. It's designed for developers who need to share their local development environments with others or test remote access. The tool launched in 2019 and is available on GitHub as an open-source project.

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