anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
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List of ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale, and ZeroTier alternatives and other tunneling software and services. Focus on self-hosting.
129 mentions on Hacker News by 41 people: 8 stories, 121 comments · first 2020-09-17 · latest 2026-09-18
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There's a great list of alternatives here categorized by open and closed source: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by seansh · 2024-01-08 · in Frp: Expose local server behind NAT/firewall to public (ngrok alternative) -
Curious question, why pay for Ngrok when so many free and open source alternatives exist? https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by PLG88 · 2023-11-29 · in Ask HN: What software do you pay for monthly? -
…on the scale and quality of Nebula back to the open source community is hard to argue with. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling#overlay-ne...
comment by apitman · 2023-10-13 · in Would we still create Nebula today? -
Is this materially different from the alternatives? https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by febeling · 2023-09-29 · in Localtunnel – Easily share a web service on your local development machine -
…without filesystem snapshots. [0]: https://youtu.be/0BaDQCjqUHU?si=0wDf-2RH-u9vdm3g&t=1380 [1]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by apitman · 2023-09-17 · in Tech Independence -
Lots of alternatives to Ngrok and Cloudflare - https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling . What we need is more open source and permissives ones which are well maintained and easy to use. fwiw, I work on one in the list called…
comment by PLG88 · 2023-08-13 · in Every phone should be able to run personal websites -
…actual IP address, and dealing with things like DDoS become the tunnel provider's concern. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2023-08-12 · in Every phone should be able to run personal websites -
Here's a list of alternatives and related projects: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by Sugimot0 · 2023-08-11 · in Tailscale vs. Narrowlink -
…company can sell on a scale large enough to sustain a profitable business. More reading/viewing: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling Tor Hidden Services (now called "Onion Services") https://jamielittle.org/2016/08/28/hidden.h…
comment by 1vuio0pswjnm7 · 2023-07-17 · in Tor is not just for anonymity (2022) -
Fyi there are plenty of commercial/foss solutions in this sort of "port forwarding service" space https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by zokier · 2023-05-29 · in Removing support for forwarded ports -
…extension[1]. It's exciting and important to have an open source alternative in this space. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling [1]: https://tailscale.com/blog/docker/
comment by anderspitman · 2023-05-23 · in Podman Desktop 1.0 -
…is a great service, but if you're looking for selfhosted alternatives I maintain a list here: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2023-05-20 · in Tunnel via Cloudflare to any TCP service -
…non-HTML content has been against their ToS. Anyone know if this change affects tunnels? [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2023-05-16 · in Goodbye, section 2.8 and hello to Cloudflare’s new terms of service -
…pinggy, I maintain a list here[1]. [0]: https://takingnames.io/blog/introducing-takingnames-io [1]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling/
comment by anderspitman · 2023-05-15 · in This blog is hosted on my Android phone -
…cynacism is not misplaced. Its also a very short list, there are a whole bunch more, just check out https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling . For example, I work on the project behind zrok.io, I am biased but I also think its a…
comment by PLG88 · 2023-05-11 -
…space ( https://github.com/jerson/pgrok ). It's even linked on the project above via the awesome https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling list, I don't know why this is necessary.
comment by groestl · 2023-03-12 · in Pgrok – Poor Man’s Ngrok -
=> https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling A list of open source, self-hostable, tunneling options.
comment by MatthiasPortzel · 2023-03-12 · in Embed a Tailscale Funnel in your Go app -
Relevant: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by Nezteb · 2023-03-08 · in Globally Distributed Elixir over Tailscale -
Guide to similar services in this space: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by keroro · 2023-02-28 · in Tunnelmole – give your local servers a public URL -
…niche use-case you just mentioned. Have fun! edit: might be of your interest to check this list! https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling#recommenda...
comment by adr1an · 2023-02-24 · in Show HN: Mox - Modern full-featured low-maintenance self-hosted mail server -
I put a PR up for zrok... :) https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling/pull/82
comment by dovholuknf · 2023-02-13 · in Zrok: Open-source peer to peer -
…open source options in this space. I maintain a list of similar tools (including OpenZiti) here: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by apitman · 2023-02-09 · in Zrok: Open-source peer to peer -
…a useful list of software[1] within this domain, from simple tunneling to overlay networks. [1] https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by axutio · 2023-01-27 · in SirTunnel, a personal ngrok alternative -
…easiest, but you can also selfhost your own server in which case your VPS is simply a relay. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2023-01-24 · in Ask HN: Self-hosting in 2023: Nextcloud on Linode, or...? -
…what they want... Incidentally, towards that end, I found the following excellent list on GitHub: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30443747 -- for related discussion) It's…
comment by peter_d_sherman · 2023-01-03 · in Ok, Cloudflare I am leaving -
Maybe you can find something on that list: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by mfld · 2022-12-16 · in Ngrok Raises $50M -
IMO tunneling is the way to go today: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-11-29 · in The indie web is dead, long live the indie web (2019) -
Port-forwarding ? Ngrok? https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by jacooper · 2022-11-21 · in Ask HN: tunneling service for self-hosted one-off gaming session with strangers? -
…cloud backups. The technology for all these things exists, it just hasn't been integrated yet. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling [1]: https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html [2]:…
comment by apitman · 2022-11-18 · in Tailscale Funnel -
…fun, don't let me stop you, but there are tons of open source projects to simplify this process: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-11-18 · in Tailscale Funnel -
…of bandwidth. Any service that doesn't charge per GB is incentivized to limit your speeds. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-11-18 · in Tailscale Funnel -
…can be a step in the right direction. That said, I maintain a list of selfhosted alternatives here: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-10-12 · in I wish my web server were in the corner of my room -
Cloudflare Tunnel is a solid service. Self-hosted options are also available: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-10-11 · in I wish my web server were in the corner of my room -
If you're looking for selfhosted ngrok functionality you may also be interested in https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-10-11 · in I wish my web server were in the corner of my room -
…running your selfhosted stuff in a VM (or docker) and using tunneling[0] to access it. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-10-11 · in I wish my web server were in the corner of my room -
…1Mbps upload is plenty for many self-hosting uses. Or are you talking about something else? [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-10-11 · in I wish my web server were in the corner of my room -
…at services running on your other devices using the IP addresses from your Tailscale network. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by apitman · 2022-10-05 · in Ask HN: How can a total beginner start with self-hosting? -
…I would just connect my devices with some other overlay network like Yggdrasil[2] or Tor. [1]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling [2]: https://yggdrasil-network.github.io/
comment by yepguy · 2022-08-15 · in Add ability to choose a custom coordination server -
…list, I know Anders might do that as well as he's normally around these parts :) [0] https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling [1] https://github.com/antoniomika/sish [2] https://github.com/ekzhang/bore
comment by antoniomika · 2022-06-26 · in Show HN: CRProxy is a simple and affordable ngrok alternative -
I maintain a list of solutions to this problem: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling Great to see more WireGuard implementations popping up. Most of the "no install" options are based on SSH tunnels, which are great, but…
comment by anderspitman · 2022-05-26 · in Tunnel.pyjam.as – HTTP tunnels without custom software thanks to WireGuard -
…behind a CGNAT, which is becoming more common. I maintain a list of solutions to this problem here: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-05-04 · in What are your most used self-hosted applications? -
I maintain a list of ngrok/Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives here: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling It's interesting to me how many times this particular wheel has been reinvented. That said, it's a great exercise and one I…
comment by apitman · 2022-04-09 · in Bore: A simple CLI tool for making tunnels to localhost -
…through something intended to break through problematic NAT setups like ngrok (or its alternatives: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling ). I've run a split horizon DNS configuration for years and I've got to say that it…
comment by jeroenhd · 2022-04-08 · in Firefox DNS-over-HTTPS -
…forwards aren't available to you, pick any of the popular port forwarding methods (here's a list: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling ). I'm a big fan of just SSH-ing into an internet connected machine myself (`ssh -R…
comment by jeroenhd · 2022-04-02 · in How to make “localhost” slightly less local -
…My main side project at the moment is seeing how far I can lower the barrier of entry. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-03-15 · in Google Domains is out of beta -
There are simpler tunneling solutions: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-02-17 · in My smart home 2021: A Home Assistant love story -
…even get me started on web3. I went ahead and beefed up the ZT entry in the list[0] a bit. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-02-10 · in SSH into private machines from anywhere using Cloudflare Tunnel -
…back to usermode and is no worse than QUIC in terms of performance. That would be awesome. [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-02-09 · in Our User-Mode WireGuard Year -
…an issue so I can add that information to the list. [0]: https://github.com/fasmide/remotemoe [1]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by anderspitman · 2022-02-08 · in Exposing a web service with Cloudflare Tunnel -
…sets up a VPN using WireGuard along with slick auto p2p setup (NAT traversal, relays, etc). [0]: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
comment by apitman · 2022-02-08 · in Exposing a web service with Cloudflare Tunnel