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DevTunnel

Your Terminal, Anywhere

Secure terminal forwarding to any device. Mobile-ready, passkey-protected, tunnel-powered. Access your dev environment from anywhere in the world.

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Features

Built for Developers

Everything you need to access your terminal from any device, securely and instantly.

Terminal Forwarding

Full PTY terminal with multi-tab support, powered by xterm.js with WebGL acceleration and 1000-line scrollback.

Passkey Authentication

Biometric login with WebAuthn — Face ID, Touch ID, Windows Hello. Plus passphrase fallback with bcrypt.

Port Forwarding

Expose local ports to the internet via Cloudflare Tunnel. Start and stop forwards with a single click.

Mobile Optimized

PWA-ready with a custom mobile keyboard overlay. Essential keys like Esc, Tab, Ctrl, and arrows at your fingertips.

Real-time

WebSocket-powered bidirectional communication with latency monitoring and automatic reconnection.

Secure by Default

Helmet.js headers, strict CSP, rate limiting, JWT tokens, HttpOnly cookies, and encrypted tunnels.

Quick Start

Up and Running in Minutes

Three steps to access your terminal from any device on the planet.

01

Clone the repository

terminal
$ git clone https://github.com/carlosjunod/devtunnel.git
$ cd devtunnel
02

Run the setup script

terminal
$ chmod +x scripts/setup.sh
$ ./scripts/setup.sh
# Installs deps, builds client, creates .env
03

Start the tunnel

terminal
$ ./scripts/start.sh
# Server + Cloudflare tunnel running!
# Open https://devtunnel.yourdomain.com
Architecture

How It Works

A secure pipeline from your machine to any device, powered by Cloudflare Tunnel.

Your MachineNode.js + PTY
DevTunnelExpress + WebSocket
Cloudflare TunnelEncrypted
Any DeviceBrowser / PWA
Coming Soon

Install Globally

Soon you'll be able to install DevTunnel as a global CLI tool.

npm
npm install -g devtunnel
yarn
yarn global add devtunnel