expose
Beautiful, fully open-source tunnel to localhost
expose is an open-source, PHP-based tunneling tool that shares local websites with anyone via a secure public URL. The server can be fully self-hosted on your own domain.
Key features
- Self-hosted tunnel server
- Custom domains and subdomains
- Request inspection
- Built with Laravel
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (4.6k GitHub stars)
- Written in PHP
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22 head-to-head comparisons.
- expose vs RustDesk
- expose vs frp
- expose vs Headscale
- expose vs Sunshine
- expose vs Tailscale
- expose vs NPS
- expose vs JumpServer
- expose vs Algo VPN
- expose vs NetBird
- expose vs WG-Easy
- expose vs localtunnel
- expose vs Chisel
- expose vs rathole
- expose vs bore
- expose vs GOST
- expose vs zrok
- expose vs pgrok
- expose vs tunnelmole
- expose vs frp-panel
- expose vs boringproxy
- expose vs gTunnel
- expose vs RPort
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