Share your localhost.
Get feedback before you ship.

Turn any local build into a live preview your team or clients can open, review, and comment on instantly with just one command.

bash โ€” portix
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How it works

1

Run your app

Start your local server on any port like 3000, 8080, or 5173.

2

Run Portix

Run portix 3000 to generate a secure, public tunnel URL.

3

Share the URL

Send the link to anyone. They see exactly what you see locally.

Premium Features

๐Ÿ”— Branch-aware URLs

URLs are automatically named after your current git branch for easy organization.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Reviewer overlay

Annotate pages with pins and comments directly in the browser.

๐Ÿ“ค Export feedback

Download all reviewer comments and annotations as a clean PDF.

๐Ÿ”’ Password protection Pro

Gate your previews behind a password to keep work confidential.

โœ๏ธ Custom tunnel names Pro

Use specific slugs like --name marketing-site for your tunnels.

โšก Multiple tunnels Pro

Run multiple tunnels simultaneously for complex microservice testing.

Use Cases

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ Client previews

Share in-progress work with clients instantly without deploying to staging.

๐ŸŽจ Design feedback

Let teammates and stakeholders review local changes before you merge them.

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Team collaboration

Expose local dev builds for QA, internal testing, and quick team validation.

Pricing

Free

$0 forever
  • โœ… Unlimited tunnels
  • โœ… Reviewer overlay
  • โœ… Branch-aware URLs
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Pro

$39 one-time
  • โœ… Password protection
  • โœ… Custom tunnel names
  • โœ… Concurrent tunnels
  • โœ… Priority support
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Pay once. No subscription. Works on one machine.

Command Reference

portix 3000 # tunnel port 3000
portix 3000 --password # password-protect (Pro)
portix 3000 --name myapp # custom slug (Pro)
portix stop # stop the tunnel
portix status # show active tunnel info
portix logs # open feedback viewer
portix activate <key> # activate Pro license
portix doctor # diagnose connection

Ready to start?

$ npm install -g portix

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