# Router.direct

> Router.direct exposes your localhost to the internet with secure, always-on HTTP, TCP, and UDP tunnels. A pure-Rust tunneling client with daemon persistence and self-healing reconnection — install once, run forever.

## Quickstart

- Create a free account: https://router.direct/signup
- Create a tunnel and copy its API key: https://dashboard.router.direct/dashboard
- Install the CLI: https://router.direct/docs/quickstart
- Start an HTTP tunnel: `router install --server 77.42.121.237:2333 --token sk_live_... --subdomain myapp --local 127.0.0.1:3000`
- Start a TCP tunnel: `router install --server 77.42.121.237:2333 --token sk_live_... --tcp-port 14090 --local 127.0.0.1:22`
- Start a UDP tunnel: `router install --server 77.42.121.237:2333 --token sk_live_... --udp-port 51820 --local 127.0.0.1:51820`

## Documentation

- Overview: https://router.direct/docs
- Quickstart guide: https://router.direct/docs/quickstart
- CLI reference: https://router.direct/docs/cli
- Tunnel types (HTTP, TCP, UDP): https://router.direct/docs/tunnels
- HTTP API reference: https://router.direct/docs/api
- Full documentation for LLMs: https://router.direct/llms-full.txt

## Downloads

- macOS (Apple Silicon): https://router.direct/bin/router-client-macos-arm64
- macOS (Intel): https://router.direct/bin/router-client-macos-x86_64
- Linux (x86_64): https://router.direct/bin/router-client-linux-x86_64
- Linux (arm64): https://router.direct/bin/router-client-linux-arm64
- Windows (x86_64): https://router.direct/bin/router-client-windows.exe
- Install scripts: https://router.direct/install.sh and https://router.direct/install.ps1

## Key facts

- The CLI (`router`) is a pure-Rust binary, currently v1.0.0, for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
- The relay control endpoint is TLS on `77.42.121.237:2333` with server name `router.direct`.
- API keys use the form `sk_live_...`; the relay validates them against Redis, so revocation is instant.
- HTTP tunnels are reachable at `https://<subdomain>.router.direct`; TCP and UDP tunnels get a public port in the 10000–20000 range on the relay.
- Latest CLI version endpoint: https://dashboard.router.direct/api/version