Installing ngrok

“ngrok is a simplified API-first ingress-as-a-service that adds connectivity,
security, and observability to your apps with no code changes”

Create a free ngrok account

• Sign up for a free ngrok account at https://ngrok.com/

Install ngrok

• Download the ngrok application from https://dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started/setup to the Downloads directory

On macOS

• Create the ngrok folder in your user’s opt directory
  mkdir ~/opt/ngrok
• Step into the new directory
  cd ~/opt/ngrok
• Move the downloaded installer into the new directory. Replace THEVERSION with the version of the downloaded file
  mv ~/Downloads/ngrok-vTHEVERSION-stable-darwin-amd64.zip .
• Unzip the ZIP file
  unzip ngrok-vTHEVERSION-stable-darwin-amd64.zip
• To be able to start ngrok from any directory, add the binary to the PATH. Add this to your ~/.bashrc file where the rest of the PATH statements are
  PATH=~/opt/ngrok:$PATH
• IMPORTANT: Restart all your terminals for the PATH change to take effect
  

Verify the installation

When the terminals have been restarted for the PATH change to take effect

• Test the installation with
  ngrok --version

Connect to your ngrok account

• Execute this in the terminal to connect to your ngrok account. Get your authentication token from your setup page at 2. Connect your account
  ngrok config add-authtoken YOUR-AUTHENTICATION-TOKEN