ngrok

What do you like best?

The best thing I liked about ngrok is that a person can create tunnels to his own system using this tool, i.e a person can make his IP: port online via this tool so that he can test out various functionality for the app/tool running in the port.

What do you dislike?

The thing I disliked was that int the free version the URL created was automatically closed in 8 hours. A user should get the option to increase that. Also, the speed of the ngrok connection depends on the user's internet speed, which for me is an issue.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Ngrok is a great tool for creating tunnel to a person's IP. If you want to securely expose your local web server to the internet and capture all traffic for detailed inspection and replay then this tool is for you, Also, it offers a free trial that can use used by a person for testing purposes. You can test your frontend as well as your backend by creating a tunnel your local system.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

I am a full stack developer. So, with ngrok I try to connect my frontend which is online to my local backend for the testing of the API's which I have created for the app since the frontend can't be used offline. Also, I could share the URL to my colleagues so that they can verify the API too. Also, I used it to test the frontend features of a website which cannot be used offline.