Enabling Port Forwarding in Speedify

This article explains how to set up port forwarding in Speedify so that other computers on the internet can reach services running on your machine through a Speedify Dedicated Server.

How Port Forwarding Works in Speedify

Port forwarding lets other computers on the internet connect to a service running on your machine, even though your machine connects to the internet through Speedify. Here's how it works:

1. An incoming request arrives at a specific port on your Dedicated Server's static IP address.
2. Speedify forwards that request over its bonded and encrypted connection to your device.
3. Your device handles the request as if it were directly accessible.

This is useful for running internet-accessible services, like a game server, remote desktop, or self-hosted application, on a machine that connects through Speedify.

Note: If you request a port that's already being forwarded to another client on the same Dedicated Server, the connection will fail and Speedify will show you an error message.

Let's Get Started

Step 1

Open Speedify and click the ☰ (hamburger) menu in the top left corner to open the Speedify Settings menu.

Step 2

In the Session Settings menu, click Port Forwarding. This opens the port forwarding configuration panel.

Step 3

Add a new port forwarding rule:

1. Type the port number you want to forward.
2. Select either TCP or UDP as the protocol.
3. Press Enter to add the rule. Repeat to add more rules.

Speedify supports forwarding ports in the range 1024 through 49151. Each device (client) connected to the Dedicated Server can have a maximum of 20 ports forwarded at a time.

Using Port Forwarding via the Speedify CLI

Port forwarding is also available through the Speedify command-line interface (CLI). If your device is acting as a server, using the CLI makes it easy to script the setup and ensure the right ports are always forwarded to the right machine on startup.

Limitations to Know

• No client-to-device forwarding: Speedify forwards ports from the Speedify server to the device running Speedify. Forwarding ports from that device to another device on your local network (while sharing the Speedify connection) is not currently supported.
• Router setup: If you're running Speedify on a router, you'll also need to configure port forwarding on the router itself. See Port Forwarding on OpenWrt for guidance.