Workflow for tunnelling your localhost (ngrok)

[Alberto]

Hi, i usually create a "tunnel" to my localhost with ngrok (ngrok.com) on my terminal to expose my local website to the outside.

I would like to be able do the same with Alfred

I just bought the powerpack yesterday so i'm asking some help... 

 

For example, if i write:

ngrok 80 => it will create a tunnel and my app will be available at http://randomdomain.ngrok.com (port 80)

ngrok subdomain myapp 80 => my app will be available on a custom domain http://myapp.ngrok.com (port 80)

 

Thank you

Alberto

Edited January 22, 2015 by alby

[jdfwarrior]

Hi, i usually create a "tunnel" to my localhost with ngrok (ngrok.com) on my terminal to expose my local website to the outside.

I would like to be able do the same with Alfred

I just bought the powerpack yesterday so i'm asking some help... 

 

For example, if i write:

ngrok 80 => it will create a tunnel and my app will be available at http://randomdomain.ngrok.com (port 80)

ngrok subdomain myapp 80 => my app will be available on a custom domain http://myapp.ngrok.com (port 80)

 

Thank you

Alberto

 

So are you saying you just want to be able to perform those commands quickly from Alfred? If so, you could make a workflow that has a keyword and a run script item, then in the run script, leave the language set to bash and enter your commands there. These commands are run relative to your workflow directory so if you need to run something from another location you would need to cd to that directory. Alfred also doesn't import your ENV so things like PATH and such aren't there. I say that because, referencing ngrok, you would probably need to launch it with the full path, not just "ngrok <params>"

 

If you need some help setting this up, let me know