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# How to forward ports to reach your web app

> Serve UIs running on Compute back to your local browser

## When you need port forwarding

If your app says something like:

```text theme={null}
App started at http://127.0.0.1:7865
```

…it means the web interface is only accessible *inside* the Compute instance. You’ll need to forward the port to use it in your local browser.

This is common with:

* Fooocus
* Stable Diffusion UIs
* Jupyter Notebook
* Gradio / Streamlit apps

## Step 1 – Set up local port forwarding

In your Windows Terminal, run:

```text theme={null}
ssh -L 7865:localhost:7865 ubuntu@<your-instance-id>.ssh.hivecompute.ai
```

Replace:

* `7865` with the actual port your app uses
* `<your-instance-id>` with your Compute instance ID

Now open [http://localhost:7865](http://localhost:7865) in your browser.

**Tip:** Keep the terminal open! If the SSH session closes, the connection breaks.

## Step 2 – Get your port and IP details

If you’re not sure which port your app uses:

Run this from inside your instance:

```text theme={null}
whoami hostname -I
```

Then test your app inside the VM:

```text theme={null}
curl http://localhost:7865
```

If that works, you can forward the port.

## Step 3 – Trying the public Hivenet URL

You can try visiting:

```text theme={null}
https://<instance-id>-8888.<location>.tenants.hivecompute.ai
```

<Note>
  Replace `<location>` with the region shown for your instance.
</Note>

This is a public-facing URL Hivenet creates automatically for instances.

However, it only works if:

* Your app listens on port 8888
* It's bound to `0.0.0.0` (not just `localhost`)
* It's currently running

If it doesn’t work or shows “Bad Gateway,” fall back to SSH port forwarding.

## Bonus: Forward multiple ports

You can add more `-L` flags to forward several ports at once:

```text theme={null}
ssh -L 7865:localhost:7865 -L 8888:localhost:8888 ubuntu@<your-instance-id>.ssh.hivecompute.ai
```

Great for debugging or running multiple services.