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LocalXpose Command Line Interface

Usage

# *nix systems
loclx <COMMAND> <SUBCOMMAND> <FLAG>
# windows
loclx.exe <COMMAND> <SUBCOMMAND> <FLAG>

Available Commands

account

This command is responsible for user account related functions.
loclx account -h
NAME:
LocalXpose account - account authentication and status
USAGE:
LocalXpose account command [command options]
COMMANDS:
login login using your access token
status check account status
help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command
OPTIONS:
--help, -h show help (default: false)
User can grab his access token from the dashboard here https://localxpose.io/dashboard/access. An alternative way to login without issuing account login is by passing the ACCESS_TOKEN as environment variable for example:
# *nix systems
export ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
# windows
set ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
# then start your authenitcated requests normally
loclx tunnel http
Using account login will store the access token securely in your OS keyring store and fallback to a file in $HOME/.access.

tunnel

Tunnel command is responsible for tunneling functions, you can start HTTP, TLS, TCP or UDP tunnels
loclx tunnel -h
NAME:
LocalXpose tunnel - create (HTTP,TLS,TCP,UDP) tunnel
USAGE:
LocalXpose tunnel command [command options]
COMMANDS:
config, c run tunnels from config yaml file
http, H create http tunnel
tls, T create tls tunnel
tcp, t create tcp tunnel
udp, u create udp tunnel
list, l list all the running tunnels
stop, s stop tunnel
help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command
OPTIONS:
-r, --raw-mode run the tunnels in a raw mode (default: false)
--help, -h show help (default: false)
The flag --raw-mode is will disable terminal UI, it is mostly used in background process and legacy systems like windows 7.

- Run http tunnel

loclx tunnel http
You can check more about HTTP tunnel here.

- Multiple tunnels from config file

loclx tunnel config -f /path/to/config.yaml
Read more about the config file syntax here.

- Tunnel with specific region and temporary subdomain

loclx tunnel http --subdomain hello --region ap
For domain reservations check Domain section.

- Run http tunnel with middlewares:

loclx tunnel http --baisc-auth user:pass --request-header role:internal

- Run tcp tunnel with a temporary port:

loclx tunnel tcp --region eu --port 9999

domain

Domain command is responsible for managing your domain reservations.
loclx domain -h
NAME:
LocalXpose domain - manage your domain reservations
USAGE:
LocalXpose domain command [command options]
COMMANDS:
reserve, r reserve a subdomain or custom domain
list, l list all the reserved domains
status, s verify your dns cname record
delete, d delete a reserved domains
clear, c delete all the reserved domains
letsencrypt, L create Let's Encrypt TLS certificate for your domain
help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command
OPTIONS:
--help, -h show help (default: false)

- Reserve a subdomain

loclx domain reserve --subdomain hello
A subdomain hello.loclx.io will be reserved in the region us so then you can use it in your tunnels like loclx tunnel http --reserved-domain hello.loclx.io

- Reserve a custom domain

loclx domaion reserve --domain "example.com"
Then you can use it in your tunnels like loclx tunnel http --reserved-domain example.com, more about domain reservation here.
One of the two flags --subdomain or --domain is required but not both.

- Create Let's Encrypt certificate for your domain:

loclx domain letsencrypt --domain example.com
The above will create for you a Lets Encrypt certificate and store it in you $HOME/.localxpose.

endpoint

Endpoint command is responsible for managing your endpoints reservations.
loclx endpoint -h
NAME:
LocalXpose endpoint - manage your endpoint reservations
USAGE:
LocalXpose endpoint command [command options]
COMMANDS:
reserve, r reserve an endpoint
list, l list all the reserved endpoints
delete, d delete a reserved endpoint
clear delete all the reserved endpoints
help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command
OPTIONS:
--help, -h show help (default: false)

- Reserve a port in EU region

loclx endpoint reserve --port 7788 --region eu
This will reserve an endpoint eu.loclx.io:7788 that you can use in your tunnels like loclx tunnel tcp --reserved-endpoint eu.loclx.io:7788. You can read more about endpoint reservations here.
Ports allowed are from 1024 to 65535

service

Service will be managing your LocalXpose background daemon service, so you can install, run, stop, restart and uninstall the service in your operating system.
loclx service -h
NAME:
LocalXpose service - manage localxpose background service
USAGE:
LocalXpose service command [command options]
COMMANDS:
install, i install localxpose as a background service
uninstall, u uninstall localxpose background service
start, s start localxpose background service
stop, p stop localxpose background service
restart, r restart localxpose background service
status, t check localxpose background service status
help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command
OPTIONS:
--help, -h show help (default: false)

- Install the service in your operating system

loclx service install --config /path/to/config.yaml
So this will generate a service in your operating system called localxpose.

- Start the service

loclx service start
This will start the tunnels configured in your config.yaml that we used earlier in the service installation step.
Whenever you need to change some tunnels settings, just stop the service loclx service stop and then modify the config.yaml and then start the service again loclx service start.

setting

Settings managment like http-proxy
loclx setting -h
NAME:
LocalXpose setting - manage your settings
USAGE:
LocalXpose setting command [command options]
COMMANDS:
proxy, p setup http proxy
list, l list all current settings

- Add http-proxy for your tunnels

If your environment has proxy server to access the internet, then you need to tell LocalXpose:
loclx setting proxy --set http://USERNAME:[email protected]:3128

- Remove http-proxy from your settings

loclx setting proxy --unset

update

Update to the latest LocalXpose version.
loclx update