Intro
Ngrok creates a secure tunnel that routes web traffic to your local machine, allowing a local server to be accessed from the internet without needing to deploy it publicly
ngrok is an all-in-one cloud networking platform that secures, transforms, and routes your traffic to services running anywhere.
Installation
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Download ngrok from Microsoft Store https://ngrok.com/download/windows?tab=install
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Create an account
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Check installation
ngrok versionngrok version 3.24.0-msix
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ngrokis not recognized, add WindowsApps to PATH
C:\Users\<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps- Add authtoken to the default ngrok.yml config file
ngrok config add-authtoken <YOUR_AUTHTOKEN>Access Local Development Server from Another Device
- Run local development server (ex: Quartz)
npx quartz build --serve --port 8080- Expose it via ngrok
ngrok http 8080- Open the public URL https://overexacting-nakia-noninferentially.ngrok-free.dev