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[Local website testing](https://testingbot.com/resources/courses/local-website-testing)

Chapter 5 of 6 67%

1. [Learn about Local Testing](https://testingbot.com/resources/courses/local-website-testing)
2. [Setting up TestingBot Tunnel](https://testingbot.com/resources/courses/local-website-testing/setting-up-testingbot-tunnel)
3. [Example test with Tunnel](https://testingbot.com/resources/courses/local-website-testing/example-tunnel-test)
4. [Tunnel CLI Arguments](https://testingbot.com/resources/courses/local-website-testing/cli-arguments)
5. [5 Manual Testing Private Websites](https://testingbot.com/resources/courses/local-website-testing/manual-testing-tunnel)
6. [6 Check your Knowledge](https://testingbot.com/resources/courses/local-website-testing/knowledge-check)

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 Chapter 5 of 6 Medium 1 min read Updated Feb 2023 

# Manual Testing Private Websites

During manual testing, you might want to test a website running on your local computer or staging environment.

TestingBot tunnel makes this easy for you. Simply start the tunnel on a machine that is able to access the private website.

`java -jar testingbot-tunnel.jar {key} {secret}`

Once the tunnel is successfully running, every manual test will automatically utilise the tunnel.

You can now manually test websites running on `localhost` or any other private ip/hostname. Simply go to TestingBot's Live Testing, choose a browser or device, and enter the URL you would like to test.

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