Expose localhost dev server to the Internet

Suppose you you are working on a project on your development machine. Once the project is complete and works as expected, you may be eager to share it!

Hosting it on a web server needs a domain name, web hosting space, and other things.

Some may suggest port forwarding. Port forwarding redirects data meant for a computer's IP/port to an other IP and/or port.

However, you most certainly want to access localhost from the Internet without port forwarding or a web server. No?

Tunnels come in handy here; you can use free tools like ngrok or cloudflare tunnels to establish a secure but temporary connection between your localhost and the internet. 

Some popular services include:

• Ngrok

• Localtunnel

• Telbit

• Localhost.run

• Cloudflare tunnel

There are also a number of paid options, like pagekite, Forward and Burrow.io.

For detailed instructions, you can see https://www.techiediaries.com/public-localhost/