Networking

Jonathan Stacks
Jonathan Stacks

Introducing Load Balancer support for ngrok Kubernetes Operator

Enhance Kubernetes operations with ngrok’s Load Balancer support, streamlining access and connectivity for services in your clusters.
Joel Hans
Joel Hans

Set up a reverse proxy with AWS and ngrok

Discover what a reverse proxy is and why they're essential for public-facing services, apps, and APIs, and learn how to set up a reverse proxy on AWS with ngrok.
August 21, 2024
12
min read
Joel Hans
Joel Hans

How to implement mutual TLS (mTLS) with ngrok’s API gateway

Mutual TLS (mTLS) with an API gateway can help you meet compliance requirements in industries that demand high security for data transmission.
August 13, 2024
8
min read
Mandy Hubbard
Mandy Hubbard

How to build connectors to on-premise services for workflow automation

Streamline workflow automation by connecting on-premises services with ngrok’s secure, efficient connectors for various APIs.
July 24, 2024
8
min read
Mandy Hubbard
Mandy Hubbard

Ingress controller vs. API gateway: A comparison

Ingress controllers and API gateways have some overlapping functionality, and this post helps you know when to use one over the other—or both!
Team ngrok
Team ngrok

What is port forwarding?

Think of port forwarding as opening a specific "door" on your network to let in and route traffic to specific services. Learn more in this post.
June 17, 2024
4
min read
Team ngrok
Team ngrok

What is VPC peering?

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) peering is a method that allows two VPCs to connect and communicate. Get an overview of VPC peering here.
April 2, 2024
3
min read
Team ngrok
Team ngrok

What is the data plane?

The data plane, a crucial component in modern cloud distributed systems, is responsible for the actual processing of data to accomplish a task based on the routing decisions made by the control plane.
December 18, 2023
3
min read
Mason Johnson
Mason Johnson

Our next generation firewall project

Read about how we have improved our firewall and created an open-source Firewall Toolkit in the process.
December 7, 2023
5
min read
Karthik Krishnaswamy
Karthik Krishnaswamy

What is global server load balancing (GSLB)?

Understand the basics of GSLB and its benefits, like reducing application latency, supporting disaster recovery, and simplifying IT operations.
October 12, 2023
3
min read