--- title: LocalXpose - Expose your localhost to the internet description: LocalXpose is a tool that allows developers to expose their localhost to the internet. It is particularly useful for testing and development purposes.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/localxpose---expose-your-localhost-to-the-internet-o2npyp5yw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: LocalXpose - Expose your localhost to the internet | daily.dev og:description: LocalXpose is a tool that allows developers to expose their localhost to the internet. It is particularly useful for testing and development purposes.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/localxpose---expose-your-localhost-to-the-internet-o2npyp5yw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/o2NpyP5YW.png og:image:alt: LocalXpose - Expose your localhost to the internet og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # LocalXpose - Expose your localhost to the internet **[Product Hunt](https://daily.dev/sources/ph)** · 1 min read · 451 upvotes · 22 comments ## Summary LocalXpose is a tool that allows developers to expose their localhost to the internet. It is particularly useful for testing and development purposes. Originally launched on June 3rd, 2020, it has gained attention in the SaaS and Developer Tools categories. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@snazzie** · 17 upvotes > Why pay for your app when cloudflare tunnel exists free, indefinitely? **@stevenhoang** · 7 upvotes > What sets Cloudflare Tunnel apart, and more importantly, is that it offers free service to the first 50 users. **@sunnyanwit** · 3 upvotes > i have used ngrok and cloudflare tunnel which are free and also vscode provides port forwarding if you are logged in with github account and that is also easy to setup and free. **@royelias** · 3 upvotes > same as ngrok , i will look into Cloudflare tunnel seems interesting and free **@yichenchong** · 2 upvotes > What's the difference between this and just setting up Nginx? Aren't there pretty easy to use services like Nginx Proxy Manager? I don't quite get it. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/localxpose---expose-your-localhost-to-the-internet-o2npyp5yw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"LocalXpose - Expose your localhost to the internet","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/localxpose---expose-your-localhost-to-the-internet-o2npyp5yw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/localxpose---expose-your-localhost-to-the-internet-o2npyp5yw"},"datePublished":"2024-09-10T07:05:13.994Z","dateModified":"2024-12-09T12:58:58.383Z","description":"LocalXpose is a tool that allows developers to expose their localhost to the internet. 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