Localtunnel Localhost Server Expose Problem.

Question

Hello everyone...

I made a localhost server yesterday which would display an HTML website in local server. Here's the code below

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var http = require('http');
var fs = require('fs');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  fs.readFile('mywebsite.html', function(err, data) {
    res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
    res.write(data);
    res.end();
  });
}).listen(8080);

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Now I want to expose it using localtunnel.

Step 1:
I open 2 command windows

Step 2:
Start the localhost from a window
And install the localtunnel using code below in another cmd window

npm install -g localtunnel

Step 3:
Whenever I try exposing my server writing the code in the 2nd cmd window

lt --port 8080

It takes longer time than usual to generate global website url. So long that appear negative sign to me.

So, are my steps wrong or something is wrong with my computer.

Thanks for your precious time.

Answer 1

got stuck just like you

try heroku with mongodb atlas

Answer 2

oh i should have told you what i got.

actually i started a screen recording session, hoping to share with you my results via my YouTube channel.

I get the same result as you.

No result for lt --port PORT_NUMBER

and only
npx : installed 35 in 79s
for the Quick Start npx command

After recording for 20 minutes, I stopped and deleted the video.

i didn't get any results after waiting. So I dug through the Issues (#343, #340, etc. ) and suggest you to use alternatives.

Can I know your purpose for using localtunnel?

If you want to see results of every changes you made once saved, you can use nodemon (npm) or live server (VS Code).

If you want to check responsiveness of web design, you can use DevTools.

If you want to deploy your backend to public, best way is heroku.

Answer 3

I just tried localtunnel, it's just that they are slow.

and I checked the Issues in their Github pages, there are many complaints about its speed.

https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel/issues/343

https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel/issues/340

Also, this module is not maintained, the last update is 7 months ago

https://www.npmjs.com/package/localtunnel

Try ngrok instead.

https://ngrok.com/

Answer 4

hm... so your server accept applications?

Where are the enrollment data stored? Your local data server on your computer?

Answer 5

I'm not sure if you realize this, but it appears that the https://localtunnel.me/ server is no longer running.

Therefore, the localtunnel client is stuck trying to connect to a server that's offline.

You'll need to find another service.

Answer 6

Gordon hmm.. otherwise some other projects David Carroll ok thanks.

Answer 7

Gordon did u even be able to get URL from the code, how much time did it take?

lt --port 8000

Or it got stuck just like me.
I also guess that the service has been stopped according to David Carroll

Answer 8

thanks for mentioning

i havn't used localtunnel before

i just checked the official doc, which says to get started, run

npx localtunnel --port 8000

(source : https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel )

have you run this command?

edit : i expanded the readme

npm i -g is ok
and next

it suggests to use port 8000 instead of 8080

Can you try using port 8000?

Answer 9

Gordon hello can u answer this

Answer 10

Gordon npx localtunnel --port 8000 does not seem to be working

it's output is also strange, except printing the url it prints the following in console.

output:

npx: installed 35 in 8.625s

after printing above...

a long pause again.....

Answer 11

Gordon i know about ngrok but won't use it because it's a paid application.

So that means I have to wait a long pause if I keep using localtunnel?

Answer 12

Code Crasher i already made myself sure that none of other operations are running on the same port according to Gordon it seems quite slow.

And I am using Win 8

Answer 13

Gordon gaming purpose PUBG competition enroll and championship etc etc