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Dev tools · June 23, 2020

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

Expose your local web server to the internet with a public URL

Tunnelto.dev – expose localhost with a public URL (built in Rust) launched on June 23, 2020 with 100 votes, #407 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

Tunnelto.dev is a development tool that creates a public URL for local applications running on localhost. Built in Rust, it allows developers to share their work-in-progress projects with others or test webhooks without deploying to a production server. The tool is designed for developers who need quick access to their local environments from external networks.

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From the sources

Run one command and your local port gets a secure https://<subdomain>.tunnelto.dev address. No config, no deploy, no waiting. tunnelto is open source software at the core. Find it on GitHub ↗ . No vendor lock-in: use the hosted service or host it yourself. Coding agents can use tunnelto too. There is a plain-text guide at /AGENTS.md , an index at /llms.txt , and an installable skill with the full flag reference, recipes, andfrom tunnelto.dev

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