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bore

Modern, simple TCP tunnel in Rust

Remote Access & VPN ★ 11.5k stars Easy setup MIT

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.

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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

Is bore secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for bore's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

bore replaces

Self-hosted ngrok alternatives

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