hle-client 2604.4

HomeLab Everywhere — Expose homelab services to the internet with built-in SSO

HLE Client

HomeLab Everywhere — Expose homelab services to the internet with built-in SSO authentication, WebSocket support, and webhook forwarding.

One command: hle expose --service http://localhost:8080

Your local service gets a public URL like myapp-x7k.hle.world with automatic HTTPS and SSO protection.

Install

Curl installer (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://get.hle.world | sh

Installs via pipx (preferred), uv, or pip-in-venv. Supports --version:

curl -fsSL https://get.hle.world | sh -s -- --version 2604.4

pipx

pipx install hle-client

Homebrew

brew install hle-world/tap/hle-client

Quick Start

1. Sign up at hle.world and create an API key in the dashboard.

2. Save your API key:

hle auth login

This opens the dashboard in your browser. Copy your key and paste it at the prompt. The key is saved to ~/.config/hle/config.toml.

3. Expose a service:

hle expose --service http://localhost:8080

# Or forward webhooks from GitHub/Stripe:
hle webhook --path /hook/github --forward-to http://localhost:3000 --label github-hook

CLI Usage

hle expose

Expose a local service to the internet.

hle expose --service http://localhost:8080              # Basic usage
hle expose --service http://localhost:8080 --label ha   # Custom subdomain label
hle expose --service http://localhost:3000 --auth none  # Disable SSO
hle expose --service http://localhost:8080 --no-websocket  # Disable WS proxying
hle expose --service http://localhost:8080 --allow [e-mail]  # Allow a specific user
hle expose --service http://localhost:8080 --allow google:[e-mail] --allow github:[e-mail]

Options:

• --service — Local service URL (required)
• --label — Service label for the subdomain (e.g. ha → ha-x7k.hle.world)
• --auth — Auth mode: sso (default) or none
• --allow — Allow an email to access the tunnel (repeatable). Format: email or provider:email
• --websocket/--no-websocket — Enable/disable WebSocket proxying (default: enabled)
• --verify-ssl — Enable SSL certificate verification for the local service (default: off, accepts self-signed)
• --upstream-basic-auth USER:PASS — Inject Basic Auth into requests forwarded to the local service
• --forward-host — Forward the browser's Host header to the local service
• --api-key — API key (also reads HLE_API_KEY env var, then config file)

hle webhook

Forward incoming webhooks to a local service.

hle webhook --path /hook/github --forward-to http://localhost:3000 --label github-hook
hle webhook --path /hook/stripe --forward-to http://localhost:4000/stripe --label stripe-hook

Options:

• --path — Webhook path prefix, e.g. /webhook/github (required). Cannot be /
• --forward-to — Local URL to forward webhooks to (required)
• --label — Webhook label, e.g. github-hook (required)
• --api-key — API key (also reads HLE_API_KEY env var, then config file)
• --zone — Custom zone domain for routing

Webhook tunnels bypass SSO so external services (GitHub, Stripe, etc.) can deliver payloads without authentication.

Server notices

While a tunnel is connected, the relay can push informational messages that the client renders to stderr (e.g. ✓ Auto-protect added [e-mail] via Google SSO). Wording is server-controlled so new notices do not require a client release.

hle auth

Manage your API key.

hle auth login                              # Save key (opens dashboard)
hle auth login --api-key hle_xxx            # Save key non-interactively
hle auth status                             # Show current key source
hle auth logout                             # Remove saved key

hle tunnels

List your active tunnels.

hle tunnels

hle access

Manage per-tunnel email allow-lists for SSO access.

hle access list myapp-x7k                            # List access rules
hle access add myapp-x7k [e-mail]           # Allow an email
hle access add myapp-x7k [e-mail] --provider github # Require GitHub SSO
hle access remove myapp-x7k 42                        # Remove rule by ID

hle pin

Manage PIN-based access control for tunnels.

hle pin set myapp-x7k       # Set a PIN (prompts for 4-8 digit PIN)
hle pin status myapp-x7k    # Check PIN status
hle pin remove myapp-x7k    # Remove PIN

hle share

Create and manage temporary share links.

hle share create myapp-x7k                         # 24h link (default)
hle share create myapp-x7k --duration 1h           # 1-hour link
hle share create myapp-x7k --max-uses 5            # Limited uses
hle share create myapp-x7k --label "demo"          # Label for reference
hle share list myapp-x7k                           # List share links
hle share revoke myapp-x7k 42                      # Revoke a link

hle basic-auth

Manage HTTP Basic Auth access control for tunnels.

hle basic-auth set myapp-x7k       # Set credentials (prompts for username & password)
hle basic-auth status myapp-x7k    # Check Basic Auth status
hle basic-auth remove myapp-x7k    # Remove Basic Auth

hle config

Declarative tunnel configuration for IaC / CI/CD. Accepts a label (resolved to <label>-<user_code>) or a full subdomain.

hle config show ha                                              # full status in one call
hle config auth-mode ha --set sso                               # SSO gate on
hle config auth-mode ha --set none                              # tunnel becomes public
hle config access ha --replace google:[e-mail] \
                     --replace github:[e-mail]                # reconcile allow-list

hle config access --replace is declarative — rules in the dashboard but not in the flags are removed. Use this when the flags should be authoritative. hle expose --allow remains additive (idempotent, never prunes) for ad-hoc sessions.

Global Options

hle --version    # Show version
hle --debug ...  # Enable debug logging

Configuration

The HLE client stores configuration in ~/.config/hle/config.toml:

api_key = "hle_your_key_here"

API key resolution order:

1. --api-key CLI flag
2. HLE_API_KEY environment variable
3. ~/.config/hle/config.toml

Development

git clone https://github.com/hle-world/hle-client.git
cd hle-client
uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Lint
ruff check src/ tests/
ruff format --check src/ tests/

License

MIT — see LICENSE.