What is this?
ngrok is a globally distributed reverse proxy that secures, protects and accelerates applications and network services wherever they run, combining a reverse proxy, firewall, API gateway and global load balancer into one tool.
ngrok is a globally distributed reverse proxy that secures, protects and accelerates applications and network services wherever they run, combining a reverse proxy, firewall, API gateway and global load balancer into one tool.Is this the current ngrok, or something older?This repo is the old v1 codebase from 2013-2016 and is archived; it is no longer developed, supported or maintained. The actual 'ngrok' product today is a separate, still-running cloud service you sign up for.
This repo is the old v1 codebase from 2013-2016 and is archived; it is no longer developed, supported or maintained. The actual 'ngrok' product today is a separate, still-running cloud service you sign up for.How do I actually use ngrok?You sign up for ngrok's cloud service and run the ngrok agent as the front door to your app; this repository itself is not the thing you install to use the service.
You sign up for ngrok's cloud service and run the ngrok agent as the front door to your app; this repository itself is not the thing you install to use the service.Can I still build and extend this v1 code?You can, but it receives no official support, fixes, or updates; the maintainers suggest forking it if you want to keep developing on this old codebase.
You can, but it receives no official support, fixes, or updates; the maintainers suggest forking it if you want to keep developing on this old codebase.Who is ngrok built for?Developers who need to expose local or internal services to the internet for demos, webhook testing, API gateways, or device connectivity.
Developers who need to expose local or internal services to the internet for demos, webhook testing, API gateways, or device connectivity.What can I actually do with ngrok?Common uses include site-to-site connectivity to customer networks, demoing local apps without deploying them, testing webhooks by replaying HTTP callbacks, running a global API gateway with rate limiting and JWT auth, connecting IoT device APIs to the cloud, and inspecting/replaying HTTP traffic.
Common uses include site-to-site connectivity to customer networks, demoing local apps without deploying them, testing webhooks by replaying HTTP callbacks, running a global API gateway with rate limiting and JWT auth, connecting IoT device APIs to the cloud, and inspecting/replaying HTTP traffic.Are there SDKs for integrating ngrok into my own code?Yes, ngrok maintains agent SDKs for Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust and Java, plus a Kubernetes operator, as part of its ongoing open-source work (separate from this archived v1 repo).
Yes, ngrok maintains agent SDKs for Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust and Java, plus a Kubernetes operator, as part of its ongoing open-source work (separate from this archived v1 repo).Should I start a new project with this repository?No. Since this is the unmaintained v1 codebase, new users should sign up for the live ngrok cloud service instead of building from this archived source.
No. Since this is the unmaintained v1 codebase, new users should sign up for the live ngrok cloud service instead of building from this archived source.Which topics is it in?webhook, load-balancer, firewall, api-gateway, tunnel, webhooks, reverse-proxy, kubernetes, deprecated, proxy, cloud, devops
webhook, load-balancer, firewall, api-gateway, tunnel, webhooks, reverse-proxy, kubernetes, deprecated, proxy, cloud, devops