Tunnlify

Expose your localhost to the world instantly — a fast, lightweight alternative to ngrok powered by WebSockets.

npm install -g tunnlify

How it works

Your Local App (localhost:3000)
        │
        │  WebSocket tunnel
        ▼
  Tunnlify Server  ──►  Public URL shared with anyone

Anyone can hit your public tunnel URL and the request gets forwarded live to your local machine — no port forwarding, no firewall rules.

Quick Start

1. Sign up & get your API token

👉 Go to https://tunnlify.vercel.app

• Create a free account
• Open the Dashboard
• Copy your API Token

2. Install the CLI

npm install -g tunnlify

3. Start a tunnel

tunnlify start --port 3000 --subdomain myapp --token YOUR_API_TOKEN

You'll see:

✔  Tunnel registered!
   Public URL → https://project-tunnlify.onrender.com/t/myapp/
   Forwarding → localhost:3000

Share that URL with anyone — they'll hit your local app directly.

Usage

tunnlify <command> [flags]

Commands:
  start   Open a tunnel from a public URL to a local port

Flags (start):
  --port        (required)  Local port to expose          e.g. 3000
  --subdomain   (required)  A name for your tunnel        e.g. myapp
  --token       (required)  Your API token from dashboard
  --server      (optional)  Custom tunnel server WebSocket URL

Global Flags:
  --help        Show help and exit

Examples

# Expose a Node.js app on port 3000
tunnlify start --port 3000 --subdomain myapi --token abc123

# Expose a React / Vite dev server on port 5173
tunnlify start --port 5173 --subdomain myreact --token abc123

# Expose a Django app on port 8000
tunnlify start --port 8000 --subdomain django --token abc123

Plans

| Plan | Price | Active Tunnels | |-----------|------------|----------------| | Free | Free | 1 | | Developer | ₹199/month | 5 | | Team | ₹699/month | 20 |

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18

License

MIT