ShipLocal Core
MIT-licensed CLI, tunnel server, and dashboard. Install from npm, self-host on your VPS, or point the CLI at any compatible server.
ShipLocal Core · Open source
From localhost to client-ready.
ShipLocal is an open-source localhost tunneling platform that lets developers securely share local applications over HTTPS in seconds. Create public preview URLs, self-host the tunnel server, and collaborate with clients before deployment.
ShipLocal Core vs ShipLocal Cloud
ShipLocal Cloud
Managed SaaS with hosted tunnels, a collaboration dashboard, and visual client feedback on live previews. Free to get started — no self-hosting required.
How it works
1. Start your app locally
Run your client project on localhost — Next.js, Vite, Rails, anything.
2. Open a tunnel
Run shiplocal 3000 and get a public HTTPS preview URL in seconds.
3. Share and collaborate
Send the Review URL. On Cloud, clients leave feedback without a PR or deploy — any language or framework.
Client feedback on previews
Every tunnel shares your app over HTTPS. On Cloud, share the Review URL so clients leave feedback from a ShipLocal page (works on any stack — Next, Vite, Python, static servers — including npm run dev).
Optional in-page 💬 overlay on the Public URL prefers a production-like serve — e.g. next build && next start, vite build && vite preview, or gunicorn / a static file server. Opt in on hot-reload servers with shiplocal 3000 --feedback.
Quick install
npm install -g shiplocal shiplocal login shiplocal 3000
Self-hosting? See docs/self-hosting.md in the repo.
System status
- API: ok
- Database: connected
- Checked 8/2/2026, 9:48:28 PM