Ports & Tunneling

Forwarded ports

The Ports panel auto-detects listening ports two ways — from processes running in an integrated terminal, and from an OS-level scan — and lists each with a source badge (Terminal, System, or Manual). Add a port by hand if something isn’t picked up automatically.

Double-click a port’s label to rename it. Each row gives you:

• Open in Browser — opens the URL in your default external browser
• Open in App — opens it in an in-app Browser Preview tab, inside the editor area, without leaving SDE Code
• Copy URL

Forwarding a port publicly

Click the globe icon to make a local port reachable from outside your machine. You’ll get a confirmation first — “Make http://localhost:<port> public? Anyone with the link can access it.” — since this starts a real public tunnel. Once confirmed, the row shows a PUBLIC badge and the public URL; click the same icon again to stop forwarding and tear the tunnel down.

Only forward a port publicly when you actually mean to share it — anyone with the link can reach whatever’s running on it for as long as the tunnel is up.