Instantly share your localhost website with anyone in the world and see what your friends are building.
Features
Instantly share your localhost website with anyone in the world and see what your friends are building.
Share localhost servers
Connect to anyone's localhost through a connection key
Support for TCP and UDP protocols
Lookup active connections
Manage active servers and clients
View and manage all connections via status bar
How to Use
Share a server or connect to someone using the "Liveports" option in the actions bar at bottom.
View list of currently running connections by clicking the "Connections" option.
Alternatively you can press Ctrl + Shift + P to execute extension commands and search for liveports. Select Liveports: Show Options to access the main commands or use Liveports: Show Connections to view and manage active connections.
Liveports: Share
Port: Enter the port number your server is running on (e.g., 3000).
Address: Specify the address (e.g., localhost, 127.0.0.1, or another valid IP).
Protocol: Choose between TCP or UDP.
Private Connection: Select Yes for a private connection or No for a public connection. You should not share private connection keys but public connection keys are sharable.
Result: A unique key (e.g., hs://s000...) is generated and can be copied to the clipboard.
Liveports: Connect
Connection key: Enter the Holesail key provided by the share command (e.g., hs://s000...).
Local Port: Specify the local port to connect to (default: 8000).
Local Address: Enter the local address (e.g., 127.0.0.1).
Result: Connects to the shared server, and for TCP connections, a local key (e.g., http://127.0.0.1:8000/) is provided, which can be opened in a browser.
Liveports: Lookup
Connection URL: Enter a Holesail key to check its details.
Result: Displays the host, port, protocol, and security status of the connection.
Liveports: Show Connections
Lists all active servers and clients.
Allows copying keys, copying local HTTP URLs (for TCP clients), or destroying/disconnecting servers and clients.
Release Notes
2.0.0
Unified Holesail Module: Replaced separate holesail-server and holesail-client modules with a single holesail module for both server and client functionality.
Protocol Support: Added support for both TCP and UDP protocols, selectable via a quick pick menu.
Connection Lookup: Added a new liveports-lookup command to query details of a Holesail URL.
Enhanced Connection Management: Replaced single server and client variables with activeServers and activeClients Maps to support multiple concurrent connections.
Improved UI: Consolidated status bar items into Liveports and Connections for streamlined access to commands and connection management.
Confirmation Prompts: Added confirmation prompts for destroying servers and disconnecting clients.
Connection Details: Enhanced showConnections to display detailed information about active servers and clients, with options to copy URLs or manage connections.
Error Handling: Improved error messages for failed server startups, client connections, and lookups.
1.0.3
Added support for TCP and UDP protocols
Introduced secure connection option with cryptographic keys
Added connection lookup functionality
Enhanced connection management with status bar integration
Improved user interface with quick pick menus for protocol and security options
Added ability to view and manage all active connections
