🌐 Web Tunnels

Expose your localhost to the internet instantly. No agents, no installs, no port forwarding. Powered by Cloudflare for security and redundancy.

What Are Web Tunnels?

Web Tunnels create a secure, temporary public URL that routes traffic to a local server running on your machine. Perfect for:

• Live demos — Show a client your work without deploying
• Webhook testing — Receive Stripe, GitHub, or Slack webhooks on localhost
• Remote access — Temporarily expose internal tools behind corporate firewalls
• API development — Let teammates test your local API
• IoT devices — Access home automation dashboards remotely

How It Works

1. Start your local server (e.g., localhost:3000)
2. Create a tunnel from your 25cent.cloud dashboard or via API
3. Get a public URL like abc123.tunnel.25cent.cloud
4. Share the URL — anyone can access your local server
5. Tunnel auto-expires when time runs out (pay-as-you-go)

Pricing

1 quarter per hour (25¢/hour). No monthly fees, no per-seat licensing, no bandwidth limits. Pay only for what you use.

One-Click Setup

Unlike ngrok or Cloudflare Tunnel, there are no agents or daemons to install:

• Mac/Linux: Click "Create Tunnel" in the dashboard — that's it
• Windows: Download a tiny executable (~500KB) that runs a single command — no installer, no PATH changes, no admin rights

Security

• All traffic flows through Cloudflare's global network — DDoS protected, SSL encrypted
• Tunnels are ephemeral — they auto-expire and cannot be reused
• Optional password protection on tunnel URLs
• No permanent DNS records created — zero footprint after expiry

API Usage

POST /api/tunnel/create
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "localPort": 3000,
  "duration": 2,
  "enablePassword": true,
  "password": "demo123"
}

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