How to share a local site over the web using Pow.cx and Nginx. Similar to forwardhq.com, showoff.io, .. but your own and free.

pow_tunnel.md

• Have pow.cx (http://pow.cx) installed

• Create a DNS record *.dev.yourserver.com pointing to your Nginx server

• Configure Nginx with the configuration below

• Run: ssh -p 22 -nNT -g -R *:8888:0.0.0.0:3000 account@youserver.com

• Go to http://somepowdomain.dev.yourserver.com and enjoy!

    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name *.dev.yourserver.com;
    
        location / {
          if ($host ~* "(.*)\.dev\.yourserver\.com" ) {
            set  $tunnel_app  $1.dev;
          }
    
          proxy_set_header  X-Real-IP  $remote_addr;
          proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
          proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-Host $host;
          proxy_set_header  Host $tunnel_app;
          proxy_redirect    off;
          proxy_pass        http://localhost:8888;
        }
    }