XPOS for Laravel

Instant public URLs for Laravel development. Expose your local app with a single command or programmatically from code — supports token auth, reserved subdomains, custom domains, and TCP tunnels.

xpos.dev

Features

• One Command — php artisan xpos gets you a public HTTPS URL instantly
• Programmatic API — Xpos::connect(['port' => 8000]) for webhook testing and automated workflows
• TCP Tunnels — expose databases, Redis, or any TCP service
• Token Auth — longer sessions, reserved subdomains, and custom domains with an XPOS token
• Reserved Subdomains — keep myapp.xpos.to across sessions (Pro plan)
• Custom Domains — use your own domain like dev.example.com (Business plan)
• Auto-Start Server — starts php artisan serve automatically if not running
• Auto TrustProxies — HTTPS URLs work correctly out of the box
• Laravel 10+ — full support

Installation

composer require getxpos/laravel --dev

Quick Start

CLI:

php artisan xpos

Programmatic:

use GetXPOS\Laravel\Facades\Xpos;

$tunnel = Xpos::connect(['port' => 8000]);
echo $tunnel->url; // https://abc123.xpos.to
$tunnel->close();

Authentication

For longer sessions and more features, add your XPOS token to .env:

XPOS_TOKEN=tk_your_token_here

Get your token at xpos.dev/dashboard/tokens.

CLI Usage

# Anonymous tunnel (random subdomain, 3hr expiry)
php artisan xpos

# Authenticated tunnel (uses XPOS_TOKEN from .env)
php artisan xpos

# Reserved subdomain (Pro plan)
php artisan xpos --subdomain=myapp

# Custom domain (Business plan)
php artisan xpos --domain=dev.example.com

# Override token from command line
php artisan xpos --token=tk_your_token

# Use a specific port
php artisan xpos --port=8080

# Use an existing server (skip starting artisan serve)
php artisan xpos --no-serve --port=3000

# Bind to a specific host
php artisan xpos --host=0.0.0.0

# TCP tunnel (database, Redis, etc.)
php artisan xpos --mode=tcp --port=5432 --token=tk_xxx

Programmatic API

Create tunnels from your PHP code — useful for webhook testing, integration tests, and automated workflows.

Basic Usage

use GetXPOS\Laravel\Facades\Xpos;

$tunnel = Xpos::connect(['port' => 8000]);

echo $tunnel->url;       // https://abc123.xpos.to
echo $tunnel->expiresAt; // 2026-03-28T10:30:45Z

$tunnel->close();

With Options

$tunnel = Xpos::connect([
    'port' => 8000,
    'token' => 'tk_your_token',
    'subdomain' => 'myapp',
]);
// https://myapp.xpos.to

Without Facade

use GetXPOS\Laravel\XposTunnel;

$tunnel = XposTunnel::connect(['port' => 8000]);
echo $tunnel->url;
$tunnel->close();

Webhook Testing

use GetXPOS\Laravel\Facades\Xpos;

// In your test setup
$tunnel = Xpos::connect(['port' => 8000, 'token' => 'tk_xxx']);

// Configure Stripe to send webhooks to your tunnel
$stripe = new \Stripe\StripeClient('sk_test_xxx');
$stripe->webhookEndpoints->create([
    'url' => $tunnel->url . '/api/webhooks/stripe',
    'enabled_events' => ['payment_intent.succeeded'],
]);

// Run your tests...

$tunnel->close();

Callbacks

use GetXPOS\Laravel\XposTunnel;

$tunnel = new XposTunnel(['port' => 8000]);

$tunnel->onConnect(function (array $info) {
    echo "Connected: {$info['url']}\n";
    // $info['expiresAt'] may be null for paid plans
});

$tunnel->onClose(function (?int $exitCode) {
    echo "Tunnel closed (exit: {$exitCode})\n";
});

$tunnel->onOutput(function (string $data) {
    // Raw SSH output
});

$tunnel->start();

// Block until process exits
$tunnel->wait();

Note: onClose fires during wait() or close() — PHP runs synchronously, so there is no background event loop.

TCP Tunnels

Expose any TCP service (databases, Redis, message queues, etc.).

CLI

# Expose PostgreSQL
php artisan xpos --mode=tcp --port=5432 --token=tk_xxx

# Expose Redis
php artisan xpos --mode=tcp --port=6379 --token=tk_xxx

# Expose MySQL
php artisan xpos --mode=tcp --port=3306 --token=tk_xxx

Programmatic

use GetXPOS\Laravel\Facades\Xpos;

$tunnel = Xpos::connect([
    'mode' => 'tcp',
    'port' => 5432,
    'token' => 'tk_xxx',
]);

echo $tunnel->url; // 203.0.113.5:34567 (ip:port)

$tunnel->close();

Note: TCP tunnels require authentication (a token). The tunnel URL is an ip:port pair instead of an HTTPS URL.

Configuration

Publish the config file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=xpos-config

Options in config/xpos.php:

Key	Default	Description
token	env('XPOS_TOKEN')	Auth token from xpos.dev dashboard
server	go.xpos.dev	XPOS tunnel server
ssh_port	443	SSH port
default_port	8000	Default dev server port
trust_proxies	true	Auto-configure TrustProxies for HTTPS

HTTPS & TrustProxies

The package automatically configures Laravel's TrustProxies middleware so asset(), url(), route(), and other helpers generate correct HTTPS URLs when accessed through an XPOS tunnel.

This works with *.xpos.to subdomains, custom domains, and any future tunnel domains. Disable with XPOS_TRUST_PROXIES=false in .env if needed.

Requirements

• PHP 8.1+
• Laravel 10+
• SSH client in PATH

Troubleshooting

Port already in use?

php artisan xpos --port=8001

SSH connection issues?

• Ensure SSH client is installed and in PATH
• Check firewall settings for port 443

HTTPS URLs not working?

• Ensure trust_proxies is true in config/xpos.php
• Clear config cache: php artisan config:clear

Reserved subdomain not working?

• Ensure XPOS_TOKEN is set in .env
• Verify your plan supports reserved subdomains at xpos.dev

TCP mode requires --port?

• TCP mode doesn't auto-start artisan serve — you must specify the port of the service you're exposing: --mode=tcp --port=5432

TCP tunnel shows "authentication required"?

• TCP tunnels require a token. Set XPOS_TOKEN in .env or pass --token=tk_xxx

.gitignore

Add .xpos.pid to your project's .gitignore:

.xpos.pid

Links

• Website: xpos.dev
• Dashboard: xpos.dev/dashboard
• GitHub: github.com/getxpos/laravel

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.