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    Ngrok

Overview

ngrok allows you to expose a web server running on your local machine to the internet.
Read more about ngrok in the official docs.
Installation


Go to your root directory

cd

download ngrok .tgz file

wget https://bin.equinox.io/c/bNyj1mQVY4c/ngrok-v3-stable-linux-amd64.tgz
if by any chance the url has been changed go to ngrok download page and copy the url of the linux .tgz file.

untar the file

tar xvzf ngrok-v3-stable-linux-amd64.tgz
in case you don't have tar installed, you can do that like this
sudo apt install tar

if you pass in this command ./ngrok you'll see this output

NAME:
   ngrok - tunnel local ports to public URLs and inspect traffic

DESCRIPTION:
    ngrok exposes local networked services behinds NATs and firewalls to the
    public internet over a secure tunnel. Share local websites, build/test
    webhook consumers and self-host personal services.
    Detailed help for each command is available with 'ngrok help <command>'.
    Open http://localhost:4040 for ngrok's web interface to inspect traffic.

EXAMPLES:
    ngrok http 80                    # secure public URL for port 80 web server
    ngrok http -subdomain=baz 8080   # port 8080 available at baz.ngrok.io
    ngrok http foo.dev:80            # tunnel to host:port instead of localhost
    ngrok tcp 22                     # tunnel arbitrary TCP traffic to port 22
    ngrok tls -hostname=foo.com 443  # TLS traffic for foo.com to port 443
    ngrok start foo bar baz          # start tunnels from the configuration file

VERSION:
   2.2.8

AUTHOR:
  inconshreveable - <alan@ngrok.com>

COMMANDS:
   authtoken    save authtoken to configuration file
   credits      prints author and licensing information
   http         start an HTTP tunnel
   start        start tunnels by name from the configuration file
   tcp          start a TCP tunnel
   tls          start a TLS tunnel
   update       update ngrok to the latest version
   version      print the version string
   help         Shows a list of commands or help for one command

this means that ngrok is working well

You need to register for an account at https://ngrok.com/signup and add your authtoken.

./ngrok config add-authtoken <TOKEN>

all you need to do is specify a port where your website is servered so that you expose it to the internet. Example

./ngrok http 8000

passing the above command will produce this output
ngrok                                                                      (Ctrl+C to quit)

Session Status                online
Account                       ngrok user (Plan: Free)
Version                       3.6.0
Region                        United States (California) (us-cal-1)
Latency                       -
Web Interface                 http://127.0.0.1:4040
Forwarding                    https://e1906b3b1b85.ngrok.app -> http://localhost:80

Connections                   ttl     opn     rt1     rt5     p50     p90
                              0       0       0.00    0.00    0.00    0.00