ngrok Secure Tunnels

Instant access to any system without network pain.
No dynamic DNS, no port forwarding, no VPNs.

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Secure tunnels are for

Developers

Put localhost on the internet securely. Introspectand replay requests for a tight feedback loop

Universal Connectivity

Connect to any system regardless of network orlocation

Zero Firewall Friction

Connect into customer networks. No time wasted onfirewall rules, VPNs, or change requests

Development

Native Installation on any OS

Install ngrok using your favorite package manager, including Homebrew, Chocolatey, and Snap

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Online in One Line

Put any service, device, or app on the internet with one command

Web Inspection Agent

Inspect and troubleshoot HTTP requests in real-time via inspection UI and APIs

Save hours reproducing HTTP requests and triggering webhook calls with a single click

HTTP, TCP, and TLS tunnels

Web apps, web services, APIs, databases, SSH, RDP, or any TCP service

Serve files over secure HTTP tunnels without standing up WebDAV, SFTP, and file servers

Agents

Runs Everywhere

Supported on Windows, Linux, MacOS, Solaris, Raspbian and even on mainframes

Native Docker Support

Works natively in Kubernetes and Docker environments with the official ngrok container

Agentless Tunnels

No agents? No problem. Connect with ssh reverse tunnels (ssh -R) or using our native libraries

Manage tunnels, collect metrics, inspect, and replay requests programmatically

Security

Per Agent Authtokens

Provide unique authtokens for ngrok agents, enabling granular access control

Access Control Lists (ACLs)

Enforce least privilege at the agent with scoped credentials

IP Restrictions

Restrict IPs and CIDRs where ngrok agents can start

Zero-Knowledge Encryption (e2ee)

Ensure no one – not even ngrok – can see your tunnel traffic with end-to-end encryption

Dedicated Ingress Domain

Avoid issues with egress firewalls and whitelabel your agent traffic with your own tunnel ingress domain

Block the use of personal ngrok accounts in your corporate machines and networks

Resiliency

Resilient to Unpredictable Networks

ngrok agents automatically recover from network outages, changes in IP, and in ISPs

Resilient to Machine Crashes

ngrok agents work with native OS services like systemd to restart tunnels after machine crashes

Remote Agent Management

Monitor, stop, restart, and update agents remotely via UI, CLI, APIs, and native SDKs

Over the Air Updates

Update ngrok agents remotely and without requiring side channels, backdoors, or VPNs

The ngrok Platform

Cloud Edge is built on ngrok’s platform, our infrastructure with global scale,security, encryption, and resiliency in one place.

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