FAQ: Common misconceptions about port forwarding, and how does it affect you

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/mullvadvpn

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  • ngrok

    Expose your localhost to the web. Node wrapper for ngrok. (by bubenshchykov)

  • Q: What are the free alternatives to Cloudflare Argo Tunnel? A: Ngrok, Headscale

  • plexargod

    Plex Argo Daemon - A systemd script to update the Plex API to use the current cloudflared tunnel address for remote access

  • Q: Can I still access Plex/Jellyfin/Emby and share it with others? A: Yes, and you don't need Mullvad just for this use-case. Cloudflare Argo tunnel is probably more efficient for that, since it's a large CDN and will have better latency in general. There is a tutorial.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • headscale

    An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server

  • Q: What are the free alternatives to Cloudflare Argo Tunnel? A: Ngrok, Headscale

  • awesome-tunneling

    List of ngrok/Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives and other tunneling software and services. Focus on self-hosting.

  • Other alternatives to Ngrok, Headscale, etc, includes zrok.io, I work on the open source parent project. As of 0.4 release (https://blog.openziti.io/the-road-ahead-for-zrok) it supports TCP/UDP tunneling too, not just HTTP/HTTPS. If you want to learn others, also check out https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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