Guides

DevProxy step-by-step guides

Each guide solves one task: show a website, reach your work computer, open your smart home or media library away from home. Start with the getting started guide.

  1. StartHow to start using DevProxy: account, access key, and installationA step-by-step guide for beginners: create a DevProxy account, get an access key, install the app on Windows, Linux, or macOS, and start it with one command.
  2. 01How to show a client a website that runs only on your computerYour site opens only at localhost, but the client needs a link. Get a temporary secure address in five minutes without hosting or router settings.
  3. 02How to connect to your work computer from home without a public IP or VPNWindows Remote Desktop without an open port 3389, a public IP, or a VPN. Step by step: set up the work and home computers, grant access, and connect.
  4. 03How to open Home Assistant from your phone away from home without port forwardingReach Home Assistant from anywhere without a public IP, port forwarding, or a cloud subscription. Step by step: Home Assistant, the DevProxy app, and the mobile app.
  5. 04How to watch your home Jellyfin library away from homeMovies and shows from your home computer on your phone, tablet, and TV while traveling. Reach Jellyfin without a public IP or router settings.
  6. 05How to use the AI on your home computer from your phoneYour own AI running on a powerful home computer, with the chat on your phone anywhere. Reach Open WebUI without a public IP or router settings.
  7. 06How to listen to music from your home computer as your own internet radioYour music sits in a folder on your home computer, but you want to listen at work, in the car, or on your phone. How to turn the folder into an internet radio without a cloud or uploading anything.
  8. 07How to share a folder on your computer by linkYou need to send lots of photos or documents, but email rejects large attachments and uploading to a cloud takes ages. How to open one folder on your computer by link: the recipient views and downloads files in a browser.
  9. 108Switching from ngrok to DevProxy: tunnels for everyday workShare local websites, APIs, webhooks and WebSocket services with DevProxy. Manage tunnels in a local UI and use file sharing, private TCP and folder radio workflows.
  10. 109How to test a GitHub webhook on localhost over HTTPSPractical guide to receive a GitHub POST on localhost, expose it through a DevProxy HTTPS tunnel, verify X-Hub-Signature-256, and confirm a 2xx response.