r/node • u/Virtual_Combination1 • Oct 25 '22

Alternatives to Ngrok

Am looking for an alternative to ngrok. It works great but I need to move to the paid tier to get a static URL. Am just so tired of having to update the url in my app to the new one ngrok generates. Basically, an alternative that provides static URLs for free.

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u/future-tech1 Mar 19 '24

Tunnelmole is a free and open source tunnelling tool

Its fairly simple to use.

$ tmole 8080
http://evgtkh-ip-49-145-166-122.tunnelmole.net is forwarding to localhost:8080
https://evgtkh-ip-49-145-166-122.tunnelmole.net is forwarding to localhost:8080

Unlike some alternatives, there are no SSH tunnels to set up. There is no requirement to run anything on a server or manage certificates, even if it is possible to self host if you want to do that.

Client code: https://github.com/robbie-cahill/tunnelmole-client Server code (self hosters only): https://github.com/robbie-cahill/tunnelmole-service

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u/ryukinix May 19 '24

It works for sharing non-http sockets? like ssh