Local DNS for ports.
slip n. a boat's allotted place at a dock.
Vite hands out 5173, then 5174. Reboot, and they swap. Name the port so they do not.
localhost is the machine; LocalSlip is the slip. LocalHelm is the wheel.
Formerly LocalBerth. Install localslip.
Docs: localslip.dev/docs · Site: localslip.dev
npm i -g localslip
localslip claim foo --port 5173
localslip serve
or pnpm add -g localslip. Node.js 20+.
localslip claim foo --port 5173
localslip claim bar --port 5174
localslip get foo
localslip serve --host 0.0.0.0
get prints only the port, for scripts. --lan binds 0.0.0.0 and syncs an inbound firewall allow. Start, stop, park, and the rest live in the docs.
Named leases. A dashboard on 54321. Firewall sync on Windows, macOS, and Linux. A Vite helper that pins host and port.
Live data is ~/.localslip/. First run copies ~/.localberth if that folder still exists.
pnpm install
pnpm test
pnpm cli ls
Site (FilePress + docs mount): pnpm --dir site ship
Apache-2.0 · Catalyst Forge, LLC
FAQs
Named TCP port leases for a local machine.
We found that localslip demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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