Instead of ngrok
A public URL for a service behind your firewall.
Swap it
Pangolin does tunnels with a proper login and a dashboard. frp does tunnels and nothing else. Both replace the paid plan you were about to buy.
You lose: The five-second setup and the disposable URLs.
Start here
Pangolin
Reverse proxy with auth in front of your services. Needs a domain and ports 80 and 443.
github.com/fosrl/pangolinpangolin.net
A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.
Also worth a look
- frp
Solid tunnelling, no interface. You configure it by file.
What the desk has written
Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.