bore
Modern, simple TCP tunnel in Rust
bore is a modern, simple TCP tunnel tool that exposes local ports to a remote server. It is a tiny self-hostable alternative to ngrok with just a few hundred lines of code.
Key features
- Minimal TCP tunnel
- Self-hostable server
- Optional secret auth
- Tiny codebase
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 11.5k GitHub stars
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