A self hosted alternative to Ngrok
Hi! I am sharing this because it may be useful to others. I created a simple Docker image that lets you easily expose a web app running locally on your dev machine to the Internet, via a proxy server. It is a self hosted alternative to something like Ngrok, which is a paid service if you use custom domains. A small server is cheaper than Ngrok (I use Hetzner Cloud and the cheapest server costs me 3€ per month). I use this method in particular to test HTTP verification with Let's Encrypt for a SaaS app running on my Mac. Hope this is useful :) Code:…
A self hosted alternative to Ngrok launched on June 29, 2019 with 14 votes, #738 of 2,757 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
This is a Docker image that exposes locally-running web applications to the internet through a self-hosted proxy server. It serves developers who need to test their applications remotely without paying for commercial tunnel services. The tool is particularly useful for testing HTTP verification with Let's Encrypt on development machines, and runs on a small cloud server for minimal monthly cost.
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Hi! I am sharing this because it may be useful to others. I created a simple Docker image that lets you easily expose a web app running locally on your dev machine to the Internet, via a proxy server. It is a self hosted alternative to something like Ngrok, which is a paid service if you use custom domains. A small…
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