Web Server

This guide covers usage of NoPorts with webpages or APIs.

Prerequisites

Before continuing, make sure that the following steps have been completed:

• NoPorts has been installed on both machines.

• Your NoPorts atSigns are activated, and the associated keys are saved locally.

If you haven’t completed these steps, follow the appropriate installation guide on the Installation Instructions page, then return here once finished.

Command Line

Here, we demonstrate how to use the NoPorts Tunnel to bridge a web server on a remote machine to localhost:80 so we can access the web server locally.

We are assuming that the web server is running on port 8080, you can replace it with the port that your web server is running on. (Also works over TLS with port 443)

The command should look like:

npt -f @<client> -t @<device> -d <device name> -r @<relay> -p 8080 -l 80

Example:

npt -f @alice_client -t @alice_device -d my_server -r @rv_am -p 8080 -l 80

Now you can access localhost:80 in your browser to access the web server locally.

To learn more about NPT

npt Usage

Desktop Application

When using the NoPorts desktop application, your connection profile should look something like this:

Profile Name	My Web Server Connection
Device atSign	@alice_device
Device Name	my_server
Relay	@rv_am
Local Port	8880
Local Host	localhost
Remote Host
Remote Port	8080