Set a port live
It is quite easy to expose a port securely with holesail:
Supported options:
--live
Port to expose / set live
Required
--host
Listen to a custom host
Optional. Default is 127.0.0.1
--public
Use public connection mode
Optional. Default is private connection mode.
--connector
Use a custom connection string
Optional. Automatically generated by default, the length should be greater than 32 chars but can not be exactly 64 chars.
--force
Bypass custom connection string length limit
Optional. Default is false
Examples:
Start a Holesail server on port 3000 with default host and private mode:
Start a Holesail server on port 3000 for sharing with third parties (public connection string):
Start a Holesail server on port 3000 with a custom host and custom connection string:
Start a holesail server with custom connection string and its smaller than 32 characters:
You can combine multiple options according to your needs. After executing any of the command above, you will get a QR code and a connection string along with some basic information.
In the next step of this guide, we will learn how to connect to a port that we just set live.
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