pinggy-tunnel

To expose a local development server, use SSH-based reverse tunneling to map your local listening port to a public HTTPS URL. This method requires an existing SSH client and a local service actively listening on the specified port.

SSH reverse tunneling for localhost is a technique that securely bridges local network services to the public internet without requiring complex network configuration or permanent software installations. It uses the native SSH client to establish the connection.

Yes, you can test webhooks locally by generating a public HTTPS URL via an SSH tunnel. This allows external services like Stripe or GitHub to send webhook events directly to your local receiver for immediate testing and debugging.

No, you do not need to install extra software to tunnel your local API. This approach uses the native SSH client already available on your system to establish a secure reverse tunnel, ensuring zero-install access to your local service.

Yes, SSH tunneling supports HTTP Basic Auth, bearer tokens, and IP whitelisting. These built-in access control features secure your exposed localhost endpoints, ensuring only authorized users or services can access the tunneled local API.

A limitation of using SSH for local network tunneling is that it requires a local service actively listening on a specified port to establish the connection. If the local service is not running, the SSH client cannot create the secure reverse tunnel.