HTTP / HTTPS

Expose local or internal web applications to the public internet via Shield CLI.

Quick Connect

# HTTP - local port 80
shield http

# Expose local dev server
shield http 3000

# Expose internal web app
shield http 10.0.0.5:8080

# HTTPS
shield https
shield https 10.0.0.5:443

Use Cases

Local Development Preview

Share your in-progress web app with colleagues or clients:

# React / Vue / Next.js dev server
shield http 3000

# Python Flask / Django
shield http 5000

# Any local port
shield http 8080

Internal App Access

Give external users temporary access to admin panels, dashboards, etc.:

shield http 10.0.0.5:8080

HTTPS Services

If the target service uses HTTPS:

shield https 10.0.0.5:443

Features

• Full HTTP request proxying with original headers and cookies preserved
• WebSocket support
• Automatic public HTTPS access URL

Default Ports

Input	Resolves To
shield http	127.0.0.1:80
shield http 3000	127.0.0.1:3000
shield https	127.0.0.1:443