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pgrok

Self-hosted ngrok alternative for sharing local services

Remote Access & VPN ★ 3.6k stars Medium setup MIT

pgrok is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to ngrok for exposing local web servers to the internet via secure tunnels. It uses SSH for transport and is simple to deploy.

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Key features

  • SSH-based tunneling
  • Self-hosted server
  • Custom subdomains
  • Lightweight Go binary

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Go

Is pgrok secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for pgrok'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.

pgrok replaces

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