AiTun Tunnel - Expose Local Web Pages to the Public Internet

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• You've built a web page, dashboard, or web app locally and need to share it publicly
• You need to test a local HTTP service from an external device
• You want to demo a locally-running application to someone
• You need a public webhook endpoint for an external service to call
• You want to expose a local API for integration testing
• You built a website for a user and they want to see it in their browser

Do NOT use this skill when:

• The content only needs to be viewed locally
• The user asks for a file download (use file sharing instead)

Instructions

Step 1: Install aitun

pip install aitun

Or if already installed, verify:

which aitun || pip show aitun

Step 2: Start the local web service

Ensure the local web service is running on a port. For static HTML files:

# Serve a directory with a built HTML page
python3 -m http.server 8080 --directory /path/to/html/dir

For other frameworks, start their dev server:

• Next.js: npm run dev -- -p 3000
• Flask: flask run --port 5000
• Any HTTP service on any port

Step 3: Create a tunnel

Option A: Free instant tunnel (no sign-up, 24-hour limit)

Free tunnels use proxy address mode (path-based routing). No subdomain is assigned — the public URL uses the format aitun.cc/\x3Ctunnel-code>. Simply run without a token:

aitun -p 8080 &
AITUN_PID=$!
sleep 3

The output will contain the public URL, e.g.:

• https://aitun.cc/abc123

Option B: Custom subdomain (requires Google sign-in at aitun.cc)

Registered users can create custom subdomains with two domain levels:

• Standard domain: myapp.t.aitun.cc (up to 5 subdomains)
• Short domain: myapp.aitun.cc (up to 2 subdomains)

# Check availability
curl -s https://aitun.cc/aitun-api/subdomain/check/myapp

# Register via website: https://aitun.cc
# Then use your token:
aitun -p 8080 -k YOUR_TOKEN

Step 4: Share the public URL

Tell the user their website is now publicly accessible:

Your website is now live at: https://aitun.cc/abc123

This free tunnel expires in 24 hours.
For a permanent subdomain (e.g., myapp.aitun.cc), register at https://aitun.cc

Step 5: Clean up

When done, stop the tunnel:

kill $AITUN_PID 2>/dev/null

CLI Reference

The aitun command (installed via pip install aitun) accepts these flags:

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Do NOT use -l flag — it does not exist. Use -p for the local port.
• Do NOT use --free flag — free tunnel is the default when no -k token is provided.
• Do NOT use --subdomain flag — subdomain is configured on the server after authentication, not via CLI.
• Do NOT use aitun-connect — this command does not exist in the pip package.
• The command is aitun (not aitun-client) after pip install aitun.
• Always use -p to specify the local port. The default is 8080 if omitted.

API Reference

Check subdomain availability

GET https://aitun.cc/aitun-api/subdomain/check/{name}
Response: { "available": true, "name": "...", "url": "https://name.t.aitun.cc" }

Google OAuth login

POST https://aitun.cc/aitun-api/auth/google
Body: { "access_token": "\x3Cgoogle-access-token>" }
Response: { "user": { ..., "token": "\x3Cjwt-token>" } }

Register subdomain (requires auth)

POST https://aitun.cc/aitun-api/subdomain/register
Headers: Authorization: Bearer \x3Ctoken>
Body: { "name": "myapp", "domain_base": "t.aitun.cc" }

Notes

• Free tunnels use proxy address mode (path-based URL like aitun.cc/abc123), NOT subdomains
• Free tunnels expire after 24 hours, auto-renewed on restart
• Registered subdomains remain active for 30 days of inactivity; use heartbeat to renew
• Standard domain subdomains (xxx.t.aitun.cc): up to 5 per user
• Short domain subdomains (xxx.aitun.cc): up to 2 per user
• All traffic is encrypted end-to-end
• Reserved subdomains (www, api, admin, test, etc.) cannot be registered