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List of ngrok alternatives and other ngrok-like tunneling software and services. Focus on self-hosting.
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Anders Pitman 955a09b3ce Remove section about things to watch for 
Apparently out TCP-over-TCP isn't an issue for SSH tunnels
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunneling_protocol#Secure_Shell_tunneling)
Once that was removed the section didn't serve much purpose.
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README.md Remove section about things to watch for 2020-09-22 22:30:10 -06:00

README.md

The purpose of this list is to track and compare tunneling solutions. This is primarily targeting toward developers and self-hosters who want to do things like exposing a local webserver via a public address.

The dream

I started this list because I'm looking for a simple tool/service that does the following:

  • Allows me to register a domain name and set the records to point it at the server.
  • Automatically sets up HTTPS (apex and wildcard) for the domain.
  • Provides a client tool that tunnels TCP connects through the server without requiring root on the client.
  • Provides a web interface to allow me to map X domain/subdomain to Y port on Z client, and proxy all connections to that domain.

So far I haven't found it.

The list

Open source

  • frp frp github stars badge - Seems to be a pretty comprehensive open alternative to ngrok.
  • ngrok 1.0 ngrok 1.0 github stars badge - Original version of ngrok. No longer developed in favor of the commercial 2.0 version.
  • localtunnel localtunnel github stars badge - Written in node. Popular suggestion.
  • inlets inlets github stars badge - Open source ngrok alternative. Has pro option.
  • sshuttle sshuttle github stars badge - Open source project originally from one of the founders of Tailscale. Server doesn't require root; client does. Explicitly designed to avoid TCP-over-TCP issues.
  • chisel chisel github stars badge - Another HTTPS+SSH option.
  • expose expose github stars badge - ngrok alternative written in PHP.
  • teleconsole teleconsole github stars badge - SSH-based, but uses special client script. Focused on forwarding SSH console sessions, but can also forward ports.
  • go-http-tunnel go-http-tunnel github stars badge - Uses a single HTTP/2 connection for muxing. Need to manually generate certs for server and clients.
  • sish sish github stars badge - Open source ngrok/serveo alternative. SSH-based but uses a custom server written in Go. Supports WebSocket tunneling.
  • PageKite pagekite github stars badge - Comprehensive open source solution with hosted options.
  • slt slt github stars badge - Open source TLS proxy from the creator of ngrok. Supports SNI.
  • tunneller tunneller github stars badge - Open source. Written in Go.
  • jprq jprq github stars badge - Another home-grown Golang solution. Proxies over WebSockets.
  • docker-tunnel docker-tunnel github stars badge - Simple Docker-based nginx+SSH solution.
  • holepunch.io holepunch github stars badge - Has nice hosted solution. Uses SSH for muxing.
  • tnnlink tnnlink github stars badge - SSH-based. Golang. Not maintained.
  • StaqLab Tunnel staqlab github stars badge - SSH-based. Client is open source. Server doesn't appear to be.
  • Telebit - Written in JS. Code.

Commerical/Closed source

  • ngrok 2.0 - Probably the gold standard and most popular. Closed source. Lots of features, including TLS and TCP tunnels. Doesn't require root to run client.
  • CloudFlare Argo Tunnel - $5/mo + $0.1/GB. Integrates with Argo smart routing. Client source code is available.
  • serveo - Mentioned quite a bit the last couple years, but appears to be down currently. Simply uses SSH for tunneling.
  • Tailscale - Built on WireGuard. Closed source. Easy to use. Doesn't include an HTTPS proxy on the public side, but could be combined with nginx/Caddy/etc.

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