📱 Access Your Localhost Website on Mobile Without Hosting! 🚀

📱 Access Your Localhost Website on Mobile Without Hosting! 🚀

Publish Date: Mar 2
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Have you ever imagined how can you access the webpage on your mobile which is present on localhost. So today we are going to discuss on how can we view the same webpage on your phone without actually hosting it.

🛠 Step 1: Open Visual Studio Code

Launch VS Code and make sure your project is ready to run.

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🚀 Step 2: Start Your Local Server

Run your web project on localhost (e.g., npm start, live-server, etc.).


💻 Step 3: Open the Terminal in VS Code

Navigate to Terminal in the top menu or use Ctrl + ` (backtick) to open it.

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🌐 Step 4: Enable Port Forwarding

Click on the Port section in VS Code and select Forward Port.

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🔢 Step 5: Enter Your Port Number

Type in the port number your project is running on (e.g., 3000, 5500, etc.) and press Enter.

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🔗 Step 6: Get Your Temporary Link

Once the port is forwarded, a temporary link will be generated. Copy this link! 📋

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📲 Step 7: Access It on Your Phone!

📌 Open the link in your mobile browser, and voilà! 🎉 The same webpage running on your PC will now be visible on your phone.

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⚠️ Important Note:

This link will only work as long as your project is running on localhost on your PC. So, make sure VS Code stays open and the project is active. ✅

That’s it! You’re now browsing your localhost project on mobile like a pro. 😎 Let me know in the comments if this worked for you! 🚀✨

🔥 Did you find this helpful? Don’t forget to ❤️ & 📝 leave a comment! 🚀

Comments 30 total

  • Deepak yadav
    Deepak yadavMar 2, 2025

    Great man...

  • Raghav Dhingra 60
    Raghav Dhingra 60Mar 2, 2025

    Intresting

  • Trieu.iv
    Trieu.ivMar 3, 2025

    hura

  • Toby
    TobyMar 3, 2025

    Wonderful

  • Sharon Batiste
    Sharon BatisteMar 3, 2025

    Appreciate the screenshots!

  • Md Afsar Mahmud
    Md Afsar MahmudMar 3, 2025

    Thanks bro

  • shruti jain
    shruti jainMar 3, 2025

    is this like ng rok ?

  • Tylish Anup
    Tylish AnupMar 3, 2025

    Really Interesting.

  • kvetoslavnovak
    kvetoslavnovakMar 3, 2025

    WOW, really handy.

  • Aaron Reese
    Aaron ReeseMar 3, 2025

    You could make it easier to copy by throwing the link into a qr code generator on your pc.

    • Mayur Pawar
      Mayur PawarMar 3, 2025

      You can do that. But if we can just paste the link, that would be better. As this is temporary link.

  •  Precious Kelvin Nwaogu
    Precious Kelvin NwaoguMar 3, 2025

    Amazing topic 🎯

  • DOST MUHAMMAD MALHOO
    DOST MUHAMMAD MALHOOMar 3, 2025

    Wow

  • J Dev
    J DevMar 3, 2025

    hello everyone, i need some guidance about to create a game homepage and a good hosting and it must be well optimised and user friendly. For example, trending games like 2Jbet Game, which is well speed optimised with a advanced interface and graphics.

    1. please suggest me what will be the approximate cost to develop a game?
    2. What should be the DO's and Don'ts ?
    3. Any advices for marketing of the game after launching?
  • Kr. Yash Raj
    Kr. Yash RajMar 3, 2025

    Great

  • Wynand Pieters
    Wynand PietersMar 3, 2025

    If you don't like or don't use VS Code, you can also look at Ngrok or CloudFlare Tunnels.

    Or you can learn about Nginx and port-forwarding on your router and add a new skill to your arsenal.

  • Konstantin Mednikov
    Konstantin MednikovMar 3, 2025

    It's overly complicated. What I do is find out local ip address, and open it in the mobile browser by http://{computerLocalIp}:{port}. It will work if both devices are on the same network.

  • Jennifer
    JenniferMar 4, 2025

    So nice of you

  • duck
    duckMar 4, 2025

    but I have to log in to GitHub after entering the temporary link

  • Ansell Maximilian
    Ansell MaximilianMar 4, 2025

    Never knew this. Thanks!

  • nadeem zia
    nadeem ziaMar 4, 2025

    Good explanation

  • Aniket
    AniketMar 4, 2025

    Great Article! Thanks for sharing.

  • keyr Syntax
    keyr SyntaxMar 4, 2025

    Have you also realized that Port forwarding is very slow? It will never be better than Deploying/hosting your website.

    • Mayur Pawar
      Mayur PawarMar 5, 2025

      But if we are making the web page responsive, that we can use that. We can deploy them but if we want to see the real time change, then this would be the best method. As we don't need to deploy it.

  • Aashish Panthi
    Aashish PanthiMar 5, 2025

    If you want for your Next.js or React project, you can watch this video: youtube.com/watch?v=aclCPO4wMJM

  • KARAN JAIN
    KARAN JAINMar 6, 2025

    Nice boi...

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