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ngrok partners: better together
The best tools fit seamlessly with your existing tools so you can build better apps faster. We've been hard at work and are excited to share our progress.
Introducing ngrok-rs - safe and portable network ingress to your Rust apps 🦀
Today, we're excited to announce ngrok-rs, our native and idiomatic crate for embedding secure ingress directly into your Rust applications.
1Password and ngrok in Practice
Managing your ngrok credentials across environments, projects, and teams doesn't have to be complicated. Try the 1Password ngrok shell plugin.
Expanding ngrok's free plan with security in one line
We're adding our security features — OAuth and Webhook validation — to our free plan.
Introducing ngrok-go: Ingress to Your Go Apps as a net.Listener
Announcing ngrok-go, for embedding secure ingress directly into your Go applications. ngrok-go is the ngrok agent packaged as a Go library.
Build a ChatGPT-like SMS Chatbot with OpenAI and Python
Learn how to build a ChatGPT-like SMS chatbot using the OpenAI API and Twilio Programmable Messaging with Python.
How ngrok Actively Combats Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks are one of the most common attacks on the internet, and ngrok is committed to actively trying to stop them.
New ngrok Global Network Domains coming soon
Announcing the release of our new ngrok Global Network domains for our free and paid users. Read to learn more about our upcoming Global Network capabilities.
Building Zoom Apps with ngrok
The Zoom API has numerous endpoints and capabilities and you can grant fine-grained control over which your app can access.
Putting the ESP32 microcontroller on the Internet
Easily put ESP32 and ESP8266 microcontrollers devices online using ngrok. Microcontrollers can operate robotics, motors, or sensors from simple web applications
So you want to sign for Windows?
Are you getting that dreaded "Unknown publisher" message in Windows? Read on to learn about properly signing your releases in simple, repeatable ways.
ngrok December update: Dashboard SSO, Identity-Aware Ingress
Improved security with Dashboard SSO & Identity-Aware Ingress, new docs, community contributions to webhook security, and open-source firewall tools for go.
ngrok Raises $50M for Ingress Without Infrastructure
Today, ngrok is growing faster than ever. To meet that increasing demand, we’re thrilled to announce our first-ever fundraising round of $50 million. We’ve raised this round to scale ngrok’s business across the board and to dramatically increase our investment in delivering new products for ngrok developers.
ngrok becomes Identity Aware with App Users
See your application users in the ngrok dashboard and view their identity details. This feature is a huge win for security and you can use it today.
Webhook Security in the Real World
Webhooks enable us to react to changes like text messages, successful payments, or pull requests. Few pay attention to their design, security or controls.
Single Sign-On for the ngrok Dashboard
Sign in to ngrok easier with SSO
ngrok October update: no-grok, OAuth, and webhooks for all
Agentless ngrok, new integrations, new OAuth providers, and signed agent. Launch your tunnels faster with IT and security approval.
Announcing the ngrok Partnership Program 🤝
ngrok is stronger with integrations. With our new Partnership Program, we're working to integrate it with everything out of the box to make your life easier.
ngrok August Update: webhooks, community & trust portal
We've been busy working on webhook verification, the trust & security portal, and even our community efforts with Slack. Read on for more details!
ngrok named by Will Reed "Top 100 Early Stage Companies to Work For"
We’re excited to announce ngrok has been named one of the Top 100 Early-Stage Companies to Work for in 2022 by executive search firm Will Reed.