SteadIP today announced the launch of its new free FRP tunnel platform, designed to simplify public access to local services for developers, homelab users, makers, and small businesses. The platform eliminates the need for complex cloud networking, VPN routing, or expensive infrastructure.
Originally built around dedicated IPv4 access over WireGuard, SteadIP has been refactored into a more accessible tunneling service focused on speed and simplicity. Users can quickly publish local web apps, development servers, dashboards, APIs, webhook endpoints, and internal tools using clean public hostnames powered by FRP.
The new direction makes SteadIP especially useful for developers testing webhooks, indie hackers launching side projects, homelab owners hosting personal services, and small teams that need reliable public access without managing reverse proxies, certificates, firewall rules, or cloud load balancers.
SteadIP's goal is to offer a lightweight alternative to traditional tunnel platforms while keeping the experience straightforward: install the client, authenticate, configure a tunnel, and go live. The platform is built for people who want control over their infrastructure without spending hours fighting networking problems.
Future development will focus on custom domains, verified-user features, improved tunnel health checks, uptime visibility, richer dashboard controls, and scalable gateway infrastructure.
"SteadIP is being built for the people who just want their local service online without turning it into a DevOps project," said Maxime Labelle, founder of SteadIP. "The new free tunnel model lets us help more developers, makers, and homelab users immediately."
SteadIP is now available at steadip.com.
