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Sigue este orden: instalar CLI, autenticar, ejecutar primer tunel y luego MCP/webhooks/referrals segun tu caso. Usa CLI Flags y Troubleshooting para operacion diaria.

Ultima revision: March 5, 2026
Compatibilidad: La documentacion base se alinea con CLI v1 por defecto y MCP --transport v2 para clientes streaming.

Comando rapido

instatunnel auth login -e you@example.com && instatunnel 3000 --subdomain docs-demo

Errores comunes y solucion rapida

  • Auth no persistida-Ejecuta instatunnel auth set-key it_your_api_key para guardar tu key local.
  • Errores 401 de firma webhook-Usa las guias de verificacion de secreto en /docs/webhooks antes de pruebas en produccion.

Evidencia y confianza

Usa estas referencias para evaluar compatibilidad, confiabilidad y seguridad.

Cadencia de releases

Las notas de release de CLI y docs se actualizan continuamente, con notas de compatibilidad por version.

Ver release notes

Controles de seguridad

Revisa enforcement de politicas, capas de auth y salvaguardas operativas en el security whitepaper.

Abrir security whitepaper

Runbooks de confiabilidad

Las guias de troubleshooting cubren fallos comunes, recuperacion y compatibilidad base de CLI.

Leer troubleshooting guides

Autenticacion

InstaTunnel supports two levels of authentication: creating an account for enhanced features, and securing your tunnels with password protection or basic auth.

👤 Account Authentication

Creating an Account

# Register with your email
$ instatunnel auth login --email your@email.com
✅ Registration successful!
🔑 API key saved to config
📧 Verification email sent
# Now you can use enhanced features
$ instatunnel 3000 --subdomain myapp
✅ Tunnel created: https://myapp.instatunnel.my
Benefits of an Account:
  • • Custom subdomains and longer sessions
  • • Tunnel management across sessions
  • • Basic analytics and request logs
  • • API access for automation

Anonymous Usage

# Use InstaTunnel without an account
$ instatunnel 3000
✅ Tunnel created: https://k8m9n2.instatunnel.my
💡 Anonymous session - expires in 24 hours
💡 Create account for longer sessions

InstaTunnel works immediately without any signup. Perfect for quick testing and development.

Logout

# Remove stored credentials
$ instatunnel auth logout
✅ Logged out successfully
🗑️ API key removed from config

🔐 Tunnel Security

Password Protection

# Protect your tunnel with a password
$ instatunnel 3000 --password mypassword123
✅ Tunnel created: https://abc123.instatunnel.my
🔒 Password protection enabled
🔑 Visitors will be prompted for password

Simple password protection - visitors need to enter the password before accessing your tunnel.

HTTP Basic Authentication

# Basic authentication with username:password
$ instatunnel 3000 --auth admin:secret123
✅ Tunnel created: https://abc123.instatunnel.my
🔐 Basic authentication enabled
👤 Username: admin

Standard HTTP Basic Authentication - more secure than simple password protection.

Security Best Practices

# Use environment variables for passwords
$ export TUNNEL_PASSWORD="mySecurePassword123!"
$ instatunnel 3000 --password $TUNNEL_PASSWORD
# Or for basic auth
$ export TUNNEL_AUTH="admin:secret123"
$ instatunnel 3000 --auth $TUNNEL_AUTH

🔒 Security: Never hardcode passwords in scripts or commit them to version control. Always use environment variables.

🎯 Authentication Comparison

FeatureAnonymousWith AccountPassword/Auth
Setup RequiredNoneEmail registrationSet --password or --auth
Session Duration24 hours24 hours (Free) / Unlimited (Pro)Same as account level
Custom SubdomainsSame as account level
Tunnel SecurityPublic accessPublic accessProtected access
Best ForQuick testingDevelopmentDemos, staging

💡 Recommended: Start with anonymous usage for testing, create an account for development work, and add password protection for demos or staging environments.

Necesitas una ruta rapida?

Mira planes y luego sigue una guia cuando quieras.

Para endpoints MCP en Pro/Business, usa: instatunnel 8787 --mcp.

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