hle-client 2605.4

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)

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 config

All tunnel and client configuration lives under hle config. Tunnel subcommands accept a label (resolved to <label>-<user_code>) or a full subdomain.

hle config show / list

hle config list                       # List your active tunnels
hle config show ha                    # Full status for one tunnel (auth, rules, PIN, …)

hle config auth-mode

hle config auth-mode ha --set sso     # SSO gate on
hle config auth-mode ha --set none    # Tunnel becomes public

hle config access — SSO email allow-list

hle config access list ha                                # List rules
hle config access add ha [e-mail]              # Allow an email
hle config access add ha [e-mail] --provider github    # Require GitHub SSO
hle config access remove ha 42                           # Remove rule by ID
hle config access replace ha google:[e-mail] github:[e-mail]   # Declarative — adds + prunes
hle config access replace ha --clear                     # Remove all rules

replace is declarative: rules on the server but not in the args are removed. hle expose --allow remains additive (never prunes) for ad-hoc sessions.

hle config pin

hle config pin set ha          # Set a PIN (prompts for 4-8 digits)
hle config pin status ha       # Check PIN status
hle config pin remove ha       # Remove PIN

hle config basic-auth

hle config basic-auth set ha          # Prompts for username + password (min 8 chars)
hle config basic-auth status ha       # Check Basic Auth status
hle config basic-auth remove ha       # Remove Basic Auth

hle config share — temporary share links

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

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.