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Reach a web server or other port on your Mac

Forward a port over SSH, or ask us to open one.

Only your SSH port is reachable from the internet; the macOS firewall is on in stealth mode. To use a dev server on the Mac from your own browser, forward its port:

ssh -p 2201 -L 3000:localhost:3000 dev@k7p2x9.runmac.dev

Then open http://localhost:3000 on your computer.

Need something reachable from the internet, like a webhook endpoint? Send us a message: we can forward another port to your Mac, or arrange a dedicated IPv4 address as an add-on.

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Install Homebrew and common toolsInstall Homebrew on Apple silicon and the usual developer tools.Keep jobs running after you disconnecttmux, nohup and launchd for long builds and servers.Copy files to and from your Macscp, rsync and sftp with your custom port.

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