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etunnel for Python

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websocket-client based.

Zero registration: every SDK client speaks the same tiny wire protocol (PROTOCOL.md) against any etunnel server (default wss://t.etun.uk/tunnel).

Install

pip install etunnel

Python >= 3.8 (websocket-client installed automatically).

CLI

etunnel 3000

Prints TUNNEL_URL: https://<subdomain>.t.etun.uk — that URL now routes to your local service. Ctrl-C closes the tunnel.

Reconnects automatically. If the connection drops (including a server restart) the CLI re-dials with exponential backoff (500ms → 30s, ±20% jitter, reset on success) and prints TUNNEL_URL: again. The subdomain is reclaimed, not re-randomised: the client replays the server's signed resumeToken in hello.resume, so links already shared keep working (the server needs a stable SESSION_SECRET; see PROTOCOL.md §1). Set ETUNNEL_RECONNECT=0 to restore the old one-shot behaviour.

Embed

from etunnel import connect
t = connect("wss://t.etun.uk/tunnel", 3000, {})
print(t["url"])

Environment variables

Variable Meaning Default
ETUNNEL_SERVER tunnel server WebSocket URL wss://t.etun.uk/tunnel
ETUNNEL_LOCAL local port or host:port (or 1st CLI arg) 3000
ETUNNEL_TOKEN paid-plan API key (optional) -
ETUNNEL_RECONNECT 0 disables auto-reconnect (one-shot CLI) enabled
ETUNNEL_SUBDOMAIN custom subdomain (paid plans) random

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Buffer-based protocol client: request and response bodies are buffered per stream (fine for webhooks/dashboards/demos; use the Go SDK for streaming and WebSocket pass-through).

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