Tunnels

Expose your localhost to the internet. Get a public URL for your development server in seconds.

What is a Tunnel?

A tunnel creates a secure connection from the public internet to your local machine. When someone visits your tunnel URL, traffic is routed through our servers to your localhost.

Use Cases

Demo to Clients

Share your in-progress work without deploying. Send a URL and your client can see your local dev server live.

Webhook Development

Test Stripe, GitHub, Twilio webhooks locally. Configure the webhook to point to your tunnel URL.

Mobile Testing

Test your local web app on real mobile devices by visiting the public URL.

API Integration

Let external services call your local API during development.

Features

Feature	Description
Custom Subdomain	Choose your own: myapp.tunnel1.vendvpn.com
Two Ports	Expose 2 different ports per tunnel
HTTPS	All URLs are HTTPS (via Cloudflare)
Persistent URL	Same subdomain for session duration
No Account	Pay and connect, no signup

Two Endpoints

Every tunnel includes two port mappings. Common configurations:

Setup	Port 1	Port 2
Frontend + API	3000 (React/Vue)	8080 (API server)
Web + Database UI	3000 (App)	8081 (Adminer/pgAdmin)
Dev + Hot Reload	3000 (App)	35729 (LiveReload)

Access them at:

• https://myapp.tunnel1.vendvpn.com → Port 1
• https://myapp.tunnel1.vendvpn.com:8443 → Port 2

Pricing

Comparison with ngrok

Feature	VendTunnel	ngrok Free	ngrok Pro ($8/mo)
Custom subdomain	Yes	No (random)	Yes
Persistent URL	Yes	No (changes)	Yes
Account required	No	Yes	Yes
Price for 1 day	$1.00	Free (limited)	$8/month
Ports per tunnel	2	1	1

Get Started

1. Start your local server (e.g., npm run dev)
2. Go to /tunnel
3. Enter subdomain and port
4. Pay and download config
5. Connect and share your URL!

Full tunnel quick start guide →