Expose a Local Web Page with ngrok

2025-02-09 · ngrok, networking

Versions

Homebrew 3.4.7 Nginx 1.21.6 Ngrok 3.0.2

About Ngrok

• A tool that makes the specific port of local machine public on internet
• Pricing: Free for personal use
• Official website: https://ngrok.com/

Make your local port public to the internet

• Create your ngrok account at signup page.

• Confirm your email verification

• Install Ngrok following download page

  brew install ngrok/ngrok/ngrok

• Get authentication token at Ngrok console “Getting Started > setup & installation”, then run the command on the page

  ngrok config add-authtoken <your authentication token>

• Run Nginx

  nginx

  Access to http://localhost:8080/

• Run Ngrok

  ngrok http 8080

• Check “Forwarding URL” given

• Access to “Forwarding URL”