Why Hot Reload Breaks Over a Tunnel — and What Actually Fixes It
IT InstaTunnel Team Published by the InstaTunnel team | Editorial policy Quick answer The End of CLI Tunnels: Browser-Native Localhost Sharing : localhost tunnel answer A localhost tunnel gives your local app a public HTTPS URL without opening router ports, which is useful for demos, QA, mobile testing, and provider callbacks. How do I expose localhost without opening ports? Use a reverse HTTPS tunnel. Your machine connects outbound to the tunnel service, and the public URL forwards requests back to your local app. When should I use a localhost tunnel? Use one for webhook testing, OAuth callbacks, client demos, QA previews, mobile device checks, and short-lived development reviews. Vite and Next.js don’t refresh your browser tab when you save a file. They push the changed module over a persistent WebSocket connection and patch it into the running page. It’s fast, and it’s also the reason sharing a local dev server with a client, a phone, or a webhook provider is more fragile than...