Start ngrok HTTP tunnel, but only forward to either HTTP or HTTPS, not both

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When I start an HTTP tunnel, ngrok automatically starts forwarding on both HTTP and HTTPS. Is there a way to only start one of them?

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 09 '22 at 19:09

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Currently, to force the scheme (http instead of https) it is:

ngrok --scheme http http 8080

^ Binds to the 8080 port of the localhost

answered Aug 09 '22 at 19:09

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 01 '23 at 17:20

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You'll need to set the bind-tls option in your ngrok config. --bind-tls "true"

Docs here: https://ngrok.com/docs#http-bind-tls

edited Jun 01 '23 at 17:20

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answered Apr 07 '21 at 00:05

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`--bind-tls "true"` – Tobias Cudnik Sep 28 '22 at 15:40

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 27 '22 at 16:56

Tunneling to HTTP or HTTPS only

By default, when ngrok runs an HTTP tunnel, it opens endpoints for both HTTP and HTTPS traffic. If you wish to only forward HTTP or HTTPS traffic, but not both, you can toggle this behavior with the --scheme flag.

Example: Only listen on an HTTP tunnel endpoint

ngrok http --scheme=http site.dev:80

Example: Only listen on an HTTPS tunnel endpoint

ngrok http --scheme=https site.dev:80

Start ngrok HTTP tunnel, but only forward to either HTTP or HTTPS, not both

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