LocalTunnel Server Setup Documentation

LocalTunnel Server Setup Documentation 1. Files 1.1 docker-compose.yml version: “3.8” services: lt-server: image: defunctzombie/localtunnel-server:latest container_name: lt-server restart: always ports: – “3000:3000” networks: – localtunnel-net command: bin/server –port 3000 –host 0.0.0.0 localtunnel-nginx: image: nginx:latest container_name: localtunnel-nginx depends_on: – lt-server restart: always ports: – “8081:80” volumes: – ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro – ./site.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro networks: – localtunnel-net networks: localtunnel-net: driver: bridge 1.2 nginx.conf events { worker_connections 1024; } http { include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf; } 1.3 site.conf server { listen 80; location / { proxy_pass http://lt-server:3000; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection “upgrade”; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; } } 1.4 Running LocalTunnel Client Command nohup npx localtunnel –port 3000 –host http://34.68.37.115:8081 > tunnel.log 2>&1 & This runs LocalTunnel in the background and logs output to tunnel.log. Example log output: nohup: ignoring input your url is: http://angry-liger-20.34.68.37.115 2. Installation 2.1 Prerequisites Docker & Docker Compose installed. Node.js and npx installed (for running the LocalTunnel client). 2.2 Steps Clone or copy the configuration files into a directory: mkdir ~/localtunnel cd ~/localtunnel # Add docker-compose.yml, nginx.conf, site.conf Start the LocalTunnel server and Nginx reverse proxy: docker-compose up -d lt-server listens internally on port 3000. localtunnel-nginx exposes port 8081 externally. Verify containers are running: docker ps 3. Usage 3.1 Start LocalTunnel Client nohup npx localtunnel –port 3000 –host http://<your-server-ip>:8081 > tunnel.log 2>&1 & Replace <your-server-ip> with your public server IP or domain. tunnel.log stores the output including your public URL. Example: your url is: http://angry-liger-20.34.68.37.115 3.2 Check Logs cat tunnel.log Confirms that the tunnel is running and gives the…

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