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tunnelmole-client
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tunnelmole-client

Tunnelmole - Connect to local servers from anywhere

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1.9KGitHub stars
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Tunnelmole - Connect to local servers from anywhere

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by month7 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-02-28 12:44:44 UTC to 2024-03-21 20:10:48 UTC.

01232023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsFeb 20232023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsAug 20232023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 comments2024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsMar 2024

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Feb 20232023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC110
Mar 20232023-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Apr 20232023-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 20232023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 20232023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20232023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 20232023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 20232023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Oct 20232023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 20232023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 20232023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 20242024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC312
Mar 20242024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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It's not mentioned anywhere in this blog post, but the project has a website at https://tunnelmole.com/ and a github repo at https://github.com/robbie-cahill/tunnelmole-client EDIT: And, actually, I don't think this is really an ngrok alternative. Unless I'm mistaken it looks like it only supports HTTP, whereas ngrok is a generic TCP proxy. (Albeit that ngrok does not support TCP half-close because it treats it like a full close).
In Tunnelmole, an ngrok alternative (open source)

Show HN: `npx tmole ` – No-Install Public URL for Locally Running Services

I'm excited to introduce a quick and easy way to provide public access to your locally running services: `npx tmole <port>`. It utilizes Tunnelmole (1), an open-source tunneling tool, without any need to explicitly install anything. Here's how it works: `npx tmole <port>` sets up a tunnel via the service at tunnelmole.com. The Public URL provided in the output will then direct to your locally running web service. Getting started is as simple as running `npx tmole <port>`. For instance, if your service is running on port 3000, use `npx tmole 3000`. You'll need to have NodeJS for this to work. Please give it a try and share your experience. I'd love to hear your feedback on the tool and any suggestions you may have. (1) https://github.com/robbie-cahill/tunnelmole-client
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By the sounds of it Ngroks pricing is out of control. They used to allow commerical use for individual developer subscriptions, why not now? I recently launched Tunnelmole, an open source alternative. You can just run the client and then you don't need to worry about NAT/CG-NAT, port forwarding or running your own server unless you want to self host, which is possible because the service layer is also open source. You can get it from https://github.com/robbie-cahill/tunnelmole-client
In Pgrok – Poor Man’s Ngrok

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