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Localtonet is a reverse-proxy tunneling service that securely exposes local HTTP, TCP, and UDP services on your network to a temporary public address for…

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Localtonet is a reverse-proxy tunneling service that securely exposes local HTTP, TCP, and UDP services on your network to a temporary public address for developers, homelab users, and remote debugging without changing router port forwarding.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

13/100 Low

Maintained
0last commit 1718 days ago
Popular
165 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 17 days ago

GitHub stars
5
Open issues
0
Last commit
2022-01-31
Activity
stale

Checked 8 days ago - source: GitHub (engineseller/localtonet)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Use a real API key before starting Replace YOUR_API_KEY or YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN with your own LocalToNet API key, which is a password-like code the service uses to identify your account. Without it, the service will reject requests, so the app cannot connect or create tunnels. source
  • Pick a server code before making tunnels Call GetAvailableServers to choose a server code, then use that code in the tunnel settings. A tunnel is a temporary public address for your local app, and without a valid server code LocalToNet doesn't know which server should provide it. source
  • Check your token if tunnels won't start Use GetAuthTokens to see whether your client token is online and how many tunnels are active. The token is the key that identifies the device running the app, so if it is offline no tunnels will appear even though your local port is working. source

Fetched 17 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives (5)

  • Portmap.io - Port forwarding service for exposing your local PC to Internet from behind firewall or without real IP address.
  • Serveo - Serveo exposes local servers to the internet using SSH tunneling.
  • Vercel - Deploy to the most powerful serverless platform in the world with just one command.
  • localhost.run - Instantly share your localhost environment!.
  • ngrok - All-in-one API gateway, Kubernetes Ingress, DDoS protection, firewall, and global load balancing as a service.

Checked 14 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How do I install or remove the Localtonet client from the GitHub repository?

Clone the repository, then make install.sh executable and run it with the -r flag. To uninstall, make uninstall.sh executable and run it with the -r flag.

Why does Localtonet reject requests or fail to create tunnels at startup?

Replace YOUR_API_KEY or YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN with your own LocalToNet API key. Without a valid key, the service cannot identify your account and will not connect or create tunnels.

Can Localtonet expose non-HTTP services such as databases, SSH, RDP, or game servers?

TCP tunnels are intended for databases, SSH, RDP, mail relays, and custom apps. UDP tunnels are for game servers and real-time datastreams, and TLS tunnels cover encrypted TCP traffic.

How can I limit which clients can reach a public Localtonet tunnel?

You can use IP whitelisting and allow or block IP ranges. It also supports country-based filtering, real-time IP logging, and automatic threat blocking.

Answers sourced from github.com, localtonet.com, localtonet.com

Community

Collected 11 days ago - public community threads