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The purpose of this list is to track and compare tunneling solutions. This is
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primarily targeting toward developers and self-hosters who want to do things
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like exposing a local webserver via a public address.
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# The dream
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I started this list because I'm looking for a simple tool/service that does the
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following:
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* Allows me to register a domain name and automatically points the records at
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the server running the tunnels.
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* Automatically sets up and manages HTTPS certificates (apex and subdomains)
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for the domain.
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* Provides a client tool that tunnels TCP connects through the server without
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requiring root on the client.
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* Provides a simple interface to allow me to map X domain/subdomain to Y port
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on Z client, and proxy all connections to that domain.
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So far I haven't found a tool that does all of this. In particular, while some
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of them can do automatic certs through Lets's Encrypt, none of them integrate
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the domain registration and DNS management.
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# Open source (at least with a reasonably permissive license)
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* [frp](https://github.com/fatedier/frp) [](https://github.com/fatedier/frp/stargazers) - Seems to be a pretty comprehensive open alternative to ngrok.
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* [ngrok 1.0](https://github.com/inconshreveable/ngrok) [](https://github.com/inconshreveable/ngrok/stargazers) - Original version of ngrok. No longer developed in favor of the commercial 2.0 version.
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* [localtunnel](https://github.com/localtunnel) [](https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel/stargazers) - Written in node. Popular suggestion.
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* [inlets](https://github.com/inlets) [](https://github.com/inlets/inlets/stargazers) - Open source ngrok alternative. Has pro option.
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* [sshuttle](https://github.com/sshuttle/sshuttle) [](https://github.com/sshuttle/sshuttle/stargazers) - 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.
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* [ZeroTier](https://www.zerotier.com/) - [](https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne/stargazers) Layer 2 overlay network.
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* [chisel](https://github.com/jpillora/chisel) [](https://github.com/jpillora/chisel/stargazers) - SSH under the hood, but still uses a custom client binary. Supports auto certs from LetsEncrypt.
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* [expose](https://github.com/beyondcode/expose) [](https://github.com/beyondcode/expose/stargazers) - ngrok alternative written in PHP.
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* [teleconsole](https://www.teleconsole.com/) [](https://github.com/gravitational/teleconsole/stargazers) - SSH-based, but uses special client script. Focused on forwarding SSH console sessions, but can also forward ports.
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* [go-http-tunnel](https://github.com/mmatczuk/go-http-tunnel) [](https://github.com/mmatczuk/go-http-tunnel/stargazers) - Uses a single HTTP/2 connection for muxing. Need to manually generate certs for server and clients.
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* [sish](https://github.com/antoniomika/sish) [](https://github.com/antoniomika/sish/stargazers) - Open source ngrok/serveo alternative. SSH-based but uses a custom server written in Go. Supports WebSocket tunneling.
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* [PageKite](https://pagekite.net/) [](https://github.com/pagekite/PyPagekite/stargazers) - Comprehensive open source solution with hosted options.
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* [Crowbar](https://github.com/q3k/crowbar) [](https://github.com/q3k/crowbar/stargazers) - Tunnels TCP connections over HTTP GET and POST requests.
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* [slt](https://github.com/inconshreveable/slt) [](https://github.com/inconshreveable/slt/stargazers) - Open source TLS proxy from the creator of ngrok. Supports SNI.
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* [tunneller](https://github.com/skx/tunneller) [](https://github.com/skx/tunneller/stargazers) - Open source. Written in Go.
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* [jprq](https://github.com/azimjohn/jprq) [](https://github.com/azimjohn/jprq/stargazers) - Another home-grown Golang solution. Proxies over WebSockets.
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* [docker-tunnel](https://github.com/vitobotta/docker-tunnel) [](https://github.com/vitobotta/docker-tunnel/stargazers) - Simple Docker-based nginx+SSH solution.
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* [holepunch.io](https://holepunch.io) [](https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/holepunch/stargazers) - Has nice hosted solution. Uses SSH for muxing.
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* [SirTunnel](https://github.com/anderspitman/SirTunnel) [](https://github.com/anderspitman/SirTunnel/stargazers) - Minimal, self-hosted, 0-config alternative to ngrok. Similar to sish but leverages Caddy+OpenSSH rather than custom server code.
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* [tnnlink](https://github.com/LiljebergXYZ/tnnlink) [](https://github.com/LiljebergXYZ/tnnlink/stargazers) - SSH-based. Golang. Not maintained.
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* [StaqLab Tunnel](https://tunnel.staqlab.com/) [](https://github.com/abhishekq61/tunnel-client/stargazers) - SSH-based. Client is open source. Server doesn't appear to be.
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* [Telebit](https://telebit.cloud/) - Written in JS. [Code](https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/telebit.js).
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# Commercial/Closed source
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* [ngrok 2.0](https://ngrok.com/) - Probably the gold standard and most popular. Closed source. Lots of features, including TLS and TCP tunnels. Doesn't require root to run client.
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* [Tailscale](https://www.tailscale.com/) - [](https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/stargazers) Built on WireGuard. Easy to use. Doesn't include an HTTPS proxy on the public side, but could be combined with nginx/Caddy/etc. Some [code](https://github.com/tailscale) available, but I'm not sure what the implications of the custom license is.
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* [CloudFlare Argo Tunnel](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/argo-tunnel/) - $5/mo + $0.1/GB. Integrates with Argo smart routing. Client source code is [available](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared).
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* [localhost.run](https://localhost.run/) - Simple hosted SSH option. Supports custom domains for a cost.
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* [Packetriot](https://packetriot.com) - Comprehensive alternative to ngrok. HTTP Inspector, Let's Encrypt integration, doesn't require root and Linux repos for apt, yum and dnf. Enterprise licenses and self-hosted option.
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* [serveo](https://serveo.net) - Mentioned quite a bit the last couple years, but appears to be down currently. Simply uses SSH for tunneling.
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# Blog posts
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* [Roll your own Ngrok with Nginx, Letsencrypt, and SSH reverse tunnelling](https://jerrington.me/posts/2019-01-29-self-hosted-ngrok.html)
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* [Poor man's ngrok with tcp proxy and ssh reverse tunnel](https://dev.to/k4ml/poor-man-ngrok-with-tcp-proxy-and-ssh-reverse-tunnel-1fm)
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* [How I built Ngrok Alternative (jprq)](https://dev.to/azimjohn/how-i-built-ngrok-alternative-3n0g)
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# Discussions
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* [HN comment about needing Namecheap + CloudFlare + ngrok](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24475946).
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