Show HN: Portname – named localhost URLs for every dev server (github.com)

4 points by hrncode 4mo ago ↗ HN

Tired of localhost:3000 clashing with other projects. Built portname — a local proxy that gives every dev server a named URL instead of a port.

portname run dev → myapp.localhost:1999

Auto-detects Vite/Next/Nuxt, patches config automatically, proxies WebSocket so HMR works. Single binary, no dependencies.

https://github.com/hirendhola/portname

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ebhn 4mo ago ↗

This is super useful. Thanks for sharing!

CoderNextDoor 4mo ago ↗

This looks really clean, thanks for sharing! Does it work with custom domains too, or is it localhost only? I've got a project that needs to test against a specific domain locally.