How do I run a Node.js application on my local machine and using No-IP to let someone else access it from the Internet?

Question

My application defines a few callbacks (URLs), and I need to test them.

Is it possible to run a application on a local machine and let someone else access it from the Internet?

(I can't deploy my application to Heroku, because it takes up to 30 minutes and this is not the best option when one needs to debug, fix possible bugs, and redeploy the application many times.)

So I want to use No-IP to have some general IP address and give anyone access to my service that will run on my local machine.

Is it possible?
If possible - how to do it?

noip is viable but you may be interested in ngrok or similar services — Eric Wong, Nov 09 '19 at 15:16
@EricWong i use this - and its work perfect - but i want to know if it possible to use noip also — Yanshof, Nov 10 '19 at 19:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 10 '19 at 15:34

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If your application is using an HTTP server, you can use https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel to expose your API.

Even if you are not using an HTTP server in your application, you can simply create one and have some routes call your functions.

edited Nov 10 '19 at 15:34

Peter Mortensen

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answered Nov 10 '19 at 05:50

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run your node js http server in a port, say 8000 run the command `lt --port 8000` you will get a url. use the url to call your routes. – ArjunS Nov 10 '19 at 20:03

How do I run a Node.js application on my local machine and using No-IP to let someone else access it from the Internet?

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