Show HN: Pipenet – A Modern Alternative to Localtunnel

Published: (January 19, 2026 at 11:10 AM EST)
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Source: Hacker News

Overview

Hey HN!

localtunnel’s server needs random ports per client. That doesn’t work on Fly.io or behind strict firewalls.

We rewrote it in TypeScript and added multiplexing over a single port. Open-source and 100% self‑hostable.

Public instance at *.pipenet.dev if you don’t want to self‑host.

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