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ngrok

#52in Build Automation
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What is ngrok?

ngrok is a reverse proxy that creates a secure tunnel between from a public endpoint to a locally running web service. ngrok captures and analyzes all traffic over the tunnel for later inspection and replay.

ngrok is a tool in the Build Automation category of a tech stack.

Key Features

Expose any http service behind a NAT or firewall to the internet on a subdomain of ngrok.comExpose any tcp service behind a NAT or firewall to the internet on a random port of ngrok.comInspect all http requests/responses that are transmitted over the tunnelReplay any request that was transmitted over the tunnel

ngrok Pros & Cons

Pros of ngrok

  • ✓Easy to use
  • ✓Super-fast
  • ✓Free
  • ✓Awesome traffic analysis page
  • ✓Reliable custom domains
  • ✓Mobile development
  • ✓Shares service-wide metrics
  • ✓Supports UTP And HTTPS

Cons of ngrok

  • ✗Doesn't Support UDP
  • ✗El tunel SSH cambia de dominio constantemente

ngrok Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to ngrok?

Termius

Termius

The #1 cross-platform terminal with built-in ssh client which works as your own portable server management system in any situation.

MAMP

MAMP

It can be installed under macOS and Windows with just a few clicks. It provides them with all the tools they need to run WordPress on their desktop PC for testing or development purposes, for example. It doesn't matter if you prefer Apache or Nginx or if you want to work with PHP, Python, Perl or Ruby.

GoTTY

GoTTY

GoTTY is a simple command line tool that turns your CLI tools into web applications.

warp

warp

warp lets you securely share your terminal with one simple command: warp open. When connected to your warp, clients can see your terminal exactly as if they were sitting next to you. You can also grant them write access, the equivalent of handing them your keyboard.

Warp

Warp

It is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at running, debugging, and deploying code and infrastructure. It is a fully-native app built in Rust that renders on the GPU. Our mission is to elevate developer productivity.

Expose

Expose

It is a beautiful, open-source, tunnel application that allows you to share your local websites with others via the internet. Since you can host the server yourself, you have full control over the domains that your shared sites will be available at.

ngrok Integrations

Azk, Twilio SendGrid, GitHub, Slack, 1Password and 2 more are some of the popular tools that integrate with ngrok. Here's a list of all 7 tools that integrate with ngrok.

Azk
Azk
Twilio SendGrid
Twilio SendGrid
GitHub
GitHub
Slack
Slack
1Password
1Password
RasaGPT
RasaGPT
Text Generation Web UI
Text Generation Web UI

ngrok Discussions

Discover why developers choose ngrok. Read real-world technical decisions and stack choices from the StackShare community.Showing 1 of 2 discussions.

John Barton
John Barton

CTO at Hecate

Mar 14, 2019

Needs adviceonDocker ComposeDocker ComposeRailsRailsCreate React AppCreate React App

Docker Compose might have been a bit of overkill for a dev environment as a solo founder, but I'd found so much with past side projects (though this is no longer a side project) that I would frequently waste time every time I came back to work on the project getting my dev env sorted again.

Made the conscious choice to make a "prod-ish" docker-compose config up front to make sure that didn't bite me again.

Structured it so I have the following containers running

  • server - the @{Rails}|tool:990| app in API style
  • client - the @{Create React App}|tool:5537|
  • ngrok - @{ngrok}|tool:1309| to receive webhooks in dev
  • db - @{PostgreSQL}|tool:1028|
  • queues - @{delayed_job}|tool:1080| worker
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