diff --git a/viser/_tunnel.py b/viser/_tunnel.py
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+"""Helper for creating shareable viser links using `bore`.
+
+https://github.com/ekzhang/bore
+"""
+
+import atexit
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import threading
+from pathlib import Path
+
+BORE_SERVER = "chalupa.eecs.berkeley.edu"
+
+
+def start_tunnel(port: int) -> None:
+    env_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent / ".rustenv"
+    bore_path = env_dir / "rust" / "bin" / "bore"
+
+    if not env_dir.exists():
+        print("[viser] Tunneling: setting up Rust environment")
+        subprocess.run(args=[sys.executable, "-m", "rustenv", str(env_dir)])
+
+    if not bore_path.exists():
+        print("[viser] Tunneling: installing bore")
+        subprocess.run(args=[str(env_dir / "bin" / "cargo"), "install", "bore-cli"])
+
+    process = subprocess.Popen(
+        [f"{bore_path}", "local", str(port), "--to", BORE_SERVER],
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+    )
+
+    # Handle normal exists.
+    @atexit.register
+    def _():
+        process.terminate()
+        process.wait()
+
+    # Handle SIGTERM.
+    script_pid = os.getpid()
+
+    def handle_termination_signal(signum, frame):
+        process.kill()
+        os.kill(script_pid, signum)
+
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, handle_termination_signal)
+
+    def _bore_watcher() -> None:
+        while True:
+            assert process.stdout is not None
+            line = process.stdout.readline().decode().strip()
+            if "Error:" in line:
+                print(line)
+                break
+            if "listening at " in line:
+                print("[viser] Tunnel created at", line.partition("listening at ")[2])
+
+    threading.Thread(target=_bore_watcher).start()
+
+    return None