Rustunnel: Open-Source ngrok-Style Tunnel Service Written in Rust
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Summary
Rustunnel is an open-source tunnel service written in Rust that replicates ngrok's functionality, allowing users to expose local services behind NAT/firewalls to the public internet. It offers both self-hosting options and a managed service with global edge servers. The tool provides secure WebSocket connections with TLS termination, HTTP/TCP proxying, a live dashboard, Prometheus metrics, and audit logging. The article serves as documentation and introduction to the project, explaining its features, deployment options, and available regions for the managed service.
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You can self-host or use our managed service.
Rustunnel is a open-source tunnel service written in Rust that replicates the core functionality of ngrok. It exposes local services running behind NAT/firewalls to the public internet through a relay server self-hosted or our managed service.
You can use rustunnel without running your own server. We operate a global fleet of public edge servers that you can connect to immediately.
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