Hostish

Host websites and apps from your own PC through a tunnel. No port forwarding.

Create Account

Your username becomes your subdomain. Example: username.hostish.site

Username Password

Usernames should be 3 to 32 characters and use lowercase letters, numbers, or hyphens. Some names are reserved.

Download + Setup

1. Download the latest agent:

2. Edit the top settings in agent.py:

USERNAME = "your_username"
PASSWORD = "your_password"
WEBSITE_DIR = "C:/path/to/site"

# Optional:
# CUSTOM_404_ENABLED = True
# CUSTOM_404_PATH = "404.html"
# MODE = "static" | "proxy" | "hybrid"

3. Run it:

python agent.py

The agent will print your public URL in the terminal so you can test quickly.

How Hosting Works

Static mode

Serves files directly from your WEBSITE_DIR.

Good for HTML, CSS, JS
Folder requests can map to index.html
Custom 404 page supported in agent settings

Proxy / Hybrid mode

For apps, APIs, AI backends, and mixed sites.

Proxy: forward all requests to local app
Hybrid: files + proxy prefixes like api/
Run your backend on 127.0.0.1

If a route is missing and custom 404 is disabled, hosters can redirect all 404s to https://hostish.site/404/.

Important Notes

Your site or app is only online while your agent is running.
Your files normally stay on your host machine. The VPS forwards traffic.
Do not host secrets in public folders.
For private tools or cloud storage, your backend must handle its own login and permissions.
Use /dashboard/ to verify agent status, traffic, and maintenance mode.