You need it from your laptop, a cloud IDE, a service or another machine. One command on each side connects them. No VPN, no open ports.
$ curl -fsSL https://privateconnect.co/install.sh | bashOne command on each side. Use names instead of IPs.
┌─────────────────┐ ┌───────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Your Server │────────▶│ Hub │◀────────│ Your Laptop │ │ │ └───────┘ │ │ │ connect :5432 │ │ connect prod-db │ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘
connect prod-db instead of remembering IPs or ports
Same service always gets the same local port across restarts
End-to-end encrypted tunnels with audit logging
On top of Tailscale, VPN, or plain internet. Works regardless of where services run
Share your environment with a code, teammates get the same services, same ports
No firewall rules, no changing localhost to 0.0.0.0
Databases, AI tools, CI/CD, infrastructure. Private Connect works alongside whatever you already use. No plugins, no vendor lock-in.
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