#!/bin/bash # This script will make your local Owncast server available at a public URL. # It's particularly useful for testing on mobile devices or want to test # activitypub integration. # Pass a custom domain as an argument if you have previously set it up at # localhost.run. Otherwise, a random hostname will be generated. # DOMAIN=me.example.com ./test/test-local.sh # Pass a port number as an argument if you are running Owncast on a different port. # By default, it will use port 8080. # PORT=8080 ./test/test-local.sh PORT="${PORT:=8080}" HOST="localhost" # Using nc (netcat) to check if the port is open if nc -zv $HOST "$PORT" 2>/dev/null; then echo "Your web server is running on port $PORT. Good." else echo "Please make sure your Owncast server is running on port $PORT." exit 1 fi if [ -n "$DOMAIN" ]; then echo "Attempting to use custom domain: $DOMAIN" ssh -R "$DOMAIN":80:localhost:"$PORT" localhost.run else echo "Using auto-generated hostname for tunnel." ssh -R 80:localhost:"$PORT" localhost.run fi