Routeup – stable local HTTPS URLs and opt-in public tunnels
Routeup, a new open-source CLI tool, provides stable HTTPS names for local applications, as announced on Lobsters and detailed on its website. The tool assigns every app on a machine a consistent, browser-trusted HTTPS name, so developers can use the same URL every time without dealing with dynamic ports or localhost paths. By default, routes remain on the local machine, requiring no account, token, or server, emphasizing privacy and simplicity. Routeup can proxy an app that the developer already starts, or it can run a configured command to launch the app itself. It includes inspection features that show status and timing live, with optional capture of headers and bodies for debugging. For broader access, users can expose only selected routes or paths through a hosted or self-hosted server. The project is MIT-licensed, self-hostable, distributed as a single Go binary, and includes zero telemetry. The website itself uses cookie-free, self-hosted analytics. The tool is positioned as a way to give each app a name, making local development URLs more stable and memorable.
Routeup gives developers stable, browser-trusted HTTPS URLs for local apps, simplifying local development workflows.