ngrok
ngrok exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
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adriancarayol added ngrok as alternative to Hooklistener- lesm reviewed ngrok
It's free but with a price: It changes the address each time you run the program. Hence it's no practical for personal use unless you never restart the computer.
optimistixlab added ngrok as alternative to Optimistix Tunnel
POX added ngrok as alternative to Simple Web Server
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Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription ranging between $20 and $65 per month + free version with limited functionality.Alternatives
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What is ngrok?
ngrok exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels.
How it works
You download and run a program on your machine and provide it the port of a network service, usually a web server. It connects to the ngrok cloud service which accepts traffic on a public address and relays that traffic through to the ngrok process running on your machine and then on to the local address you specified.
What it's good for
Demoing web sites without deploying Building webhook consumers on your dev machine Testing mobile apps connected to your locally running backend Stable addresses for your connected devices that are deployed in the field Running personal cloud services from your home
Comments and Reviews
It's free but with a price: It changes the address each time you run the program. Hence it's no practical for personal use unless you never restart the computer.