Power BI Port Wrapper v0.1.0

First public release of Power BI Port Wrapper! 🎉

What is Power BI Port Wrapper?

A TCP port forwarding proxy that provides stable port access to Power BI Desktop, solving the dynamic port problem for external tools like Excel, DAX Studio, and Tabular Editor.

✨ Features

• Stable Port Forwarding - Fixed port number (default: 55555) that doesn't change
• Automatic Detection - Finds running Power BI Desktop instances automatically
• Local Connections - Full Windows Authentication support
• Remote Connections - Network access with explicit credentials
• Activity Logging - Real-time connection monitoring and file logging
• Simple UI - Easy-to-use interface with minimal configuration

📥 Installation

1. Download PowerBIPortWrapper-v0.1.0-win-x64.zip below
2. Extract the ZIP file
3. Run PowerBIPortWrapper.exe
4. No additional software required - .NET runtime is included!

🚀 Quick Start

1. Start Power BI Desktop and open a model
2. Launch Power BI Port Wrapper
3. Click "Refresh" to detect the running instance
4. Click "Start Port Forwarding"
5. Connect from your tool using localhost:55555

📖 Documentation

See README.md for complete documentation, including:

• How to connect from Excel (local and remote)
• How to connect from DAX Studio and Tabular Editor
• Firewall configuration for network access
• Configuration options

⚠️ Known Limitations

• Database name changes when Power BI Desktop restarts - requires reconnection
• Single instance support only
• No automatic reconnection

These will be addressed in future releases.

🗺️ What's Next?

v0.2 will include External Tool Integration for one-click launch from Power BI Desktop!

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE.txt

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Questions? Issues? Open an issue on GitHub or start a discussion!