LocalCan™

Changelog now includes dashboard/servers/infra updates!

LocalCan™ - Local domains and persistent Public URLs LocalCan™ for macOS and Windows is a powerful Ngrok alternative, allowing developers to build and test apps with .local domains and secure persistent Public URLs.

Download link:
www.localcan.com/download

LocalCan™ for Windows

LocalCan™ for Windows is now in beta!
Please share with Windows devs you may know. You can download it from the website✌️

LocalCan v2.7.0 is here with TCP Tunnels (Beta)!
Now you can expose any TCP service to the internet:
✅ Database connections (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis)
✅ Kubernetes clusters
✅ SSH access
✅ gRPC services
✅ Custom TCP apps

Perfect for dev & testing! Enjoy 🚀

Changelog - LocalCan™ See whats new in the LocalCan™ app for macOS

Changelog:
www.localcan.com/changelog#2...

LocalCan 2.6.0 is here!

🏎️ Next-gen Public URLs (Beta) built on QUIC protocol = up to 5x faster, lower latency & more reliable tunnels
🍏 macOS Tahoe UI support

Give it a try & share your feedback!

Local Tunneling: Complete Guide to Exposing Localhost to the Internet - Blog - LocalCan™ Discover how local tunneling tools simplify secure internet access to localhost applications, ideal for development, testing, and remote collaboration.

Local Tunneling: Complete Guide to Exposing Localhost to the Internet
→Read more:
www.localcan.com/blog/local-...

Using LocalCan with Laravel Herd sites - Guides - LocalCan Docs A guide to configure Local Domains and Public URLs for Laravel 11+ development with Herd This guide shows you how to configure LocalCan to work with Larave

Using LocalCan with Laravel Herd sites:
www.localcan.com/docs/guides...

Updated guide: 📕 Using LocalCan with Laravel Herd sites.
Now with more detail and support for the lates Laravel version. Enjoy! ✌️

Install LocalCan Root Certificate on iPhone - Guides - LocalCan Docs Installing the LocalCan root certificate on your iPhone or iPad is necessary to avoid security warnings when accessing your .local domains. This also ensur

How to Install LocalCan Root Certificate on iPhone:
www.localcan.com/docs/guides...

Ever wondered how to access .local domains on iPhone/iPad over HTTPS without security warnings? Link to a guide in the comments:

AbortController in Node.js and React - Complete Guide with 5 Examples - Blog - LocalCan™ Learn how AbortController can cancel fetch requests, event listeners, streams, child processes in JavaScript. Stop memory leaks and improve UX with examples

Link:
www.localcan.com/blog/abortc...

New on the Blog! 🤓
Remove event listeners like a Pro, plus tons of other use cases:

Changelog - LocalCan™ See whats new in the LocalCan™ app for macOS

Release notes:
www.localcan.com/changelog#2...

New release: LocalCan v2.4.1 ✨ Fixes an issue where requests to the LocalCan Public URLs containing multipart/form-data with binary parts were not parsed correctly. Enjoy!

8 Underrated macOS Developer Tools and Apps for Solo Developers - Blog - LocalCan™ Discover 8 underrated macOS developer tools that can supercharge your workflow. From tunneling to API testing, find efficient alternatives to mainstream tools.

Read here:
www.localcan.com/blog/macos-...

New on the blog!
8️⃣ Underrated macOS Developer Tools and Apps for Solo Developers:

What dev tools do you use and recommend?
Writing a blog post about the best dev tools.

You are welcome! 🫡

Just got this message from a developer at a leading cloud company (San Jose, CA) 🎉

Ultimate Dev Setup for SaaS in 2025 (Dev Domain, OAuth, Webhooks & HTTPS Made Easy) YouTube video by LocalCan™

New tutorial is here! ✌️
Learn how to set up your SaaS dev environment with LocalCan: Custom domain, OAuth, Webhooks and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgbe...

disappointing, huh?

Ahh, not great...

▶️ Planning on recording short video tutorials showing use-cases and features of LocalCan. What would you like to see?

Few ideas for starters:
• What is LocalCan?
• Migrating from Ngrok to LocalCan
• Using LocalCan with Laravel Herd
• Inspect traffic in Cloudflare tunnels

LocalCan Docs:
www.localcan.com/docs

LocalCan Docs got a fresh update! 💅

→ Better code blocks & list styling
→ Improved navigation with clearer current page highlight
→ Fixed navigation auto-scroll to top when navigating

⚡️ Powered by Next.js + MDX, Developed using LocalCan

🌐 Set custom Host header for Public URLs and Local domains

Useful for apps where the host header defines which site to show, such as Laravel Herd.

Using LocalCan with Laravel Herd sites - Guides - LocalCan Docs Using Public URLs with Laravel Herd You can use either Localcan.dev or Cloudflare Quick Tunnels in LocalCan to point to your Laravel Herd site and enjoy tr

Read the Guide 👇
www.localcan.com/docs/guides...

Guide: Using LocalCan with Laravel Herd sites ✨

Full Changelog:
www.localcan.com/changelog