Beautiful interfaces
CLI + GUI = localhost tunneling made easy
Choose the workflow that fits the moment. Launch automated tunnels from the CLI or share polished previews with stakeholders using the desktop app.
LocalXpose secure tunnels: local tunneling at scale
Always-on tunneling for mission-critical endpoints No assembly required.
LocalXpose makes any local server internet-accessible & available 24/7. Join the 2,000+ new developers each week who discover the tunneling solution that just works.
Built for
LocalXpose supports tunneling on Windows LocalXpose supports tunneling on macOS LocalXpose supports tunneling on Linux LocalXpose supports tunneling on FreeBSD LocalXpose supports tunneling on Docker
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Easiest path to production
Get started within 60 seconds. Be in production within hours, not weeks. Easy configuration, automatic certificates, with a single binary that runs anywhere.
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Fully managed, reliable, secure
Let our team carry the pager. We handle your capacity planning, performance, SSL certs, DDoS protection, and scaling 24/7. Spend your time making customers happy.
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Real human support when you need it
We understand 'mission critical'. When the customer's business is disrupted, it doesn't matter who's at fault. Count on support from engineers who understand the urgency.
How it works
How LocalXpose enables secure remote access
Let us hold the pager and handle the heavy lifting: tunnel orchestration, TLS certificates, region selection, and routing. You focus on building and making your customers happy.
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Connect your local host server
Download LocalXpose to install our localhost tunneling client on any local machine. Using the CLI or desktop app you'll get a secure tunnel connection in seconds.
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Secure your traffic
All data flows through encrypted channels using our secure tunnel VPN alternative technology. No traditional VPN client configuration needed.
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Access from anywhere
Your localhost tunnel becomes instantly accessible worldwide. Perfect for development, testing, webhooks, IoT, and production deployments.
It's simple, not basic.
Why LocalXpose beats traditional remote access
Modern businesses need more than basic port forwarding. They need enterprise-grade network security without bloated enterprise abstractions. If your business needs to expose localhost to the internet you deserve something that's simple and reliable. LocalXpose delivers both.
When you're doing localhost tunneling through our platform, you're getting:
- Industry-standard encryption in transit through our secure tunnel gateways
- Zero-config SSL certificate management - no more broken padlocks or midnight cert rotations.
- Lower latency and higher bandwidth thanks to our globally distributed gateway network
- Built-in DDoS protection, rate limiting, authentication plugins
- Realtime traffic inspection and logging
- No end-user VPN overhead, OVPN file management, or mysterious performance issues
View our blog articles to see more examples of LocalXpose in action. Whether you're exposing a local game server, or local host server for development. Whether your endpoints are IoT devices on a local network, or firewalled production services on bare metal. Our tunneling software is built for your needs.
What do our customers say?
What do LocalXpose customers say?
“ I'm really surprised how fast and reliable tunnels are. Overall I'm very satisfied with LocalXpose. We have more than 50 businesses, all of them running on-premises software that we expose using LocalXpose.”
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What can LocalXpose do?
Features of secure localhost tunneling
Serve webhooks, demo SaaS updates, or monitor IoT fleets without touching router settings. LocalXpose brings custom domains, access control and remote management to every tunnel across our global edge.
- IP Address 10.9.23.188
- Key Auth veryStrongSecret
- Basic Auth username:password
- Decision Attempt rejected
Secure by design
Proxy localhost with advanced access control
Protect sensitive endpoints with scoped tokens, IP allow lists, and per-tunnel permissions without fighting the firewall.
Always in the loop
Requests logging
Inspect HTTP, TCP, and UDP traffic in real time. Replay payloads and keep integrations healthy across your tunnels.
Debug with ease
Inspect, modify, replay webhook payloads
Interactively explore requests, review responses, and replay payloads. Effortlessly demo third-party integrations and debug faster.
Customer workflow spotlight
How a restaurant SaaS stops managing customer firewalls
A fast-growing provider of integrated ERP and point-of-sale applications needed always-on access to back-of-house servers and kitchen displays inside hundreds of busy restaurants. LocalXpose gave them reverse proxy reliability without managing routers, meshes, or enterprise VPN clients.
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- Hospitality SaaS vendor connecting POS terminals and web services
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Step 1
Install once on the on-prem host
The site is onboarded by launching the LocalXpose application on the kitchen PC and authenticate with a scoped token. No firewall rules, no port forwarding, no ping debugging needed.
Under 60 seconds time-to-first-tunnel
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Step 2
Secure point-to-point access
The provider reverse proxies requests from their cloud platform into each restaurant over an encrypted tunnel with IP allow lists and per-tunnel auth as needed.
Zero customer-side network policies
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Step 3
Operate with confidence, 24/7
Sales data sync and delivery app integrations are always up. Each customer device is just like a real server - online day and night, with automatic reconnection. Your tunnels are monitored by LocalXpose site reliability engineers so you can sleep through the night.
50% drop in support escalations
“LocalXpose is so much better than what we were doing before. ...it just works.”
Head of Engineering, Restaurant Technology SaaS
Designed to meet your needs
Some more features of your secure tunnel
LocalXpose provides everything teams need to ship previews and production endpoints confidently. You can find more detailed information in our documentation .
Bring your domain
Easily use your own custom domain (e.g., example.com) to access your tunnel. Enhance accessibility, branding and trust with LocalXpose's white label domains.
Wildcard domains
Effortlessly select personalized wildcard domains like *.dev.example.com, enabling unmatched adaptability and convenience.
Universal protocols, global reach
Support for HTTP, TLS, TCP, and UDP protocols, with multiple regions worldwide for optimal latency for your users.
Instant Let's Encrypt certificates
Automatic SSL certs on the fly for your custom domain. Enjoy hassle-free SSL integration, and say goodbye to expired certs and confused customers!
Built-in file server
LocalXpose's integrated file server allows seamless access to your directory over the internet, no additional setup required. Share files with ease!
Enhanced tunnel functionality
Leverage LocalXpose's convenient built-in plugins, including request rate limiter, HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect, and dynamic header editing, for added tunnel capabilities without any hassle.
What do our customers say?
What do LocalXpose customers say?
Proof that the experience isn't just fast — it's dependable when it matters.
“I have used tools similar to LocalXpose and I have to congratulate you for the excellence in simple details, functionality and stability.”
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How does LocalXpose enable secure remote access without a VPN?
Install the LocalXpose CLI, authenticate with `loclx account login`, and run commands like `loclx tunnel http --to 3000` to expose localhost to internet use through our secure proxy edge. You can use the same CLI to enable plugins for auth, IP whitelisting and more. No VPN clients, firewall rewrites, or network tickets required.
What should I know about pricing and plans?
Sign up for LocalXpose with a free plan for personal and light commercial use, then upgrade to paid plans when you need reserved domains, TCP tunneling or UDP forwarding, multiple tunnels, team seats, or enterprise SLAs. Billing is predictable—no bandwidth surprises. Subscriptions are paid monthly or annually, and you can cancel at any time.
What kind of support and onboarding do teams receive?
Self-serve teams can rely on in-app guides, docs and support by email. Business and enterprise plans add priority ticketing, 24/7 incident response from our engineering team, and migration assistance so you stay online without a hitch.
Can LocalXpose fit into automated workflows?
Yes. Use the CLI in CI pipelines, Docker containers, or scripts to spin up ephemeral tunnels for preview environments, webhook testing, and QA. Configuration files and API tokens keep automation secure and repeatable.
What are some industries you serve currently?
Many businesses are using LocalXpose to bridge customer networks over the internet. Increasingly end-users expect their products to be usable at any time, from any place, on any device. With LocalXpose you gain the ability to have always-on connectivity without moonlighting as the end-user's network technician. These are fast-growing companies which provide POS or ePOS systems, managed IT services, home automation products, IoT and IIoT system integration and support, to name a few.
What is a reverse proxy and why does it matter here?
A reverse proxy sits between external users and internal services, shielding origin infrastructure, balancing traffic, and enforcing policy. It may also sit between your own internal service, and a device on your user's network. LocalXpose delivers the benefits of a reverse proxy whether in front of a local host server or between two localhost sites, without all the pains of dynamic IPs and peer-to-peer network traversal. LocalXpose enables remote access with reliability and performance by default, thanks to regional edge routing and automatic certificate management.
Why use a secure tunnel instead of traditional port forwarding?
Secure tunnels—VPN secure tunnel, secure SSH tunnel, secure tunnel proxy—wrap every session in encryption, policy checks, and rate limiting. LocalXpose gives you that protection while keeping setup effortless for developers and operators.
Which platforms and protocols support the tunneling software?
LocalXpose offers tunneling software for install on macOS, Windows, and Linux, supporting GUI and command-line operation. All platforms can tunnel HTTP and HTTPS (L7, layer 7, localhost proxy), TCP, TLS, and UDP (L4, layer 4 tunneling, also known as port forwarding) to any local endpoint. Configure TLS passthrough, custom domains, wildcard subdomains for an entire localhost site! LocalXpose supports tunnels in Docker to easily integrate with container platforms and CI/CD.
How does LocalXpose safeguard data in transit?
Every tunneling host terminates on our edge with TLS 1.2+ encryption using scoped access tokens. On the local tunnel side, enable automatic SSL certs or bring your own keys for end-to-end encryption, and easily configure IP allow lists and plugins for basic auth or header rewrites. Observability logs every request so you retain a complete audit trail.
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