Command-line tool

localtunnel

brew/localtunnel

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Exposes your localhost to the world for easy testing and sharing

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g localtunnel

macOS

brew install localtunnel
npm install -g localtunnel

Linux

npm install -g localtunnel

Start tunnel from a specific port

lt -p 8000

Specify the upstream server doing the forwarding

lt -p 8000 -h host

Request a specific subdomain

lt -p 8000 -s subdomain

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