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Setup

  • Python on system path (or a way to set up localhost)
  • Knowledge of how to use system path variable
  • Basic CLI knowledge

Downloads

  • Get ngrok
  • Add ngrok to your system path (or bin folder on *NIX)

Do things

  • Navigate to directory
  • python -m SimpleHTTPServer (or just get something running on localhost, such as python manage.py runserver)
  • New tab/window of CLI in same directory
  • ngrok http localhost:8000 (or whatever your port # is)

Misc

  • Point a domain to your ngrok site
  • Get a paid plan for custom ngrok subdomains
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