malai is a new open-source tool from the team at FifthTry. It helps you share your local HTTP server with the world — instantly and securely.

Built on top of the powerful iroh P2P stack, malai lets you expose your local development environment without deploying it to a public server or configuring firewalls and DNS.

Whether you're testing webhooks, giving someone a quick demo, or just want to show off your side project, malai makes it dead simple.

Install malai today using:

curl -fsSL https://malai.sh/install.sh | sh

And run:

$ malai http 3000 --public
Malai: Sharing http://127.0.0.1:3000 at
https://pubqaksutn9im0ncln2bki3i8diekh3sr4vp94o2cg1agjrb8dhg.kulfi.site
To avoid the public proxy, run your own with: malai http-bridge

Or use: malai browse kulfi://pubqaksutn9im0ncln2bki3i8diekh3sr4vp94o2cg1agjrb8dhg

This will share your local HTTP server running on http://localhost:3000 with the world via a secure, shareable URL.

You can also use malai browse subcommand to access this from another computer:

malai browse kulfi://<id52-from-the-above-output>

See the Getting Started guide or run malai --help to explore all the options.

Here are just a few things you can do with malai:

• User Acceptance Testing
  Share your in-progress app with non-technical stakeholders without pushing to staging.

• HTTPS Testing
  Test HTTPS-only features like Service Workers and OAuth callbacks with a trusted remote URL.

• Webhook Testing
  Test Stripe, GitHub, or any other webhook provider locally, without deploying your backend.

• Developer Preview
  Send a URL to your teammate to get feedback on your frontend work before merging.

All this without any config, DNS setup, or cloud deploys.

Malai is designed with decentralization in mind. By default, Malai uses a free public HTTP bridge hosted at kulfi.site. This means you can start sharing your local server with the world right away — no setup required.

But if you'd prefer more control, privacy, or reliability, you can run your own bridge. Malai makes it easy to self-host your own HTTP bridge, and you can configure the CLI to use your custom bridge instead of the default one.

See the Getting Started guide for step-by-step instructions on setting up your own bridge and pointing Malai to it.

We're actively working on expanding what you can do with malai. Here’s a peek at what’s coming:

• Share any TCP server, not just HTTP
  Soon you'll be able to share any TCP-based service running locally — including your Postgres database, Redis, or even a custom TCP protocol — using the same seamless workflow.

• Native support for SSH using malai ssh
  We're adding support for secure shell access over P2P with malai ssh. This will let you remotely access your development machine or share a shell session without needing public IPs or VPNs.

• Experimental support for sharing local devices like printers and storage over peer-to-peer
  We're exploring ways to let you securely share physical hardware — like printers or external drives — directly from your machine over P2P, with fine-grained access controls.

In parallel, we're building a companion GUI app called Kulfi. Kulfi will make it easy to browse and connect to shared services — no bridge required. It'll also include built-in access control (ACL) management, so you can choose exactly who gets access to what. Whether you’re sharing with teammates, friends, or devices across your network, Kulfi will give you visibility and control.

You can learn more about our plans for kulfi and malai on our GitHub Discussions page.

Stay tuned — and if you have ideas, feature requests, or want to contribute, feel free to open an issue or pull request on GitHub! You can also join our discord and chat about the project.

We're just getting started, and your support means a lot.

If you like what we're building, consider starring the repo on GitHub. It helps others discover the project and keeps us motivated to build more!