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--- xtension_manual:ngrok [2021/03/29 02:47] – Created Again James Sentman
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 =====NGROK Configuration:=====
-You can experiment with their free account, but this is not supported by the built in configuration tools in XTension. They create a random address for your passthroughs that changes with each time it starts up. The XTension tools require at least their basic account and that you use reserved subdomains of the ngrok.io address. After you create your account you can reserve subdomains from the [[https://dashboard.ngrok.com/endpoints/domains|Endpoints Domains]] section of the dashboard. You’ll need a separate endpoint name for each service you wish to tunnel through their service.
+You can experiment with their free account, but this is not supported by the built in configuration tools in XTension. They create a random address for your passthroughs that changes with each time it starts up. To experiment download and install their mac client and after adding your access token you can setup a temporary XTension passthrough for testing by noting the port of one of your web services and issuing a command like:
+<code>
+ngrok http 8080
+</code>
+or whatever port number is appropriate. The interface brought up in the terminal will show you what the randomly generated hostname is for your testing. Once you have verified that it works and will be of use to you then you can sign up for one of their paid service tiers and configure it in XTension.
+The XTension tools require at least their basic account and that you use reserved subdomains of the ngrok.io address. After you create your account you can reserve subdomains from the [[https://dashboard.ngrok.com/endpoints/domains|Endpoints Domains]] section of the dashboard. You’ll need a separate endpoint name for each service you wish to tunnel through their service.
 When you reserve a domain name be sure to select the correct region for where you’ll mostly be connecting to it. That setting must match what you setup in XTension later.