Able Tunnel · $0 / $1

Ngrok alternative for a stable HTTPS localhost tunnel. Bookmark something.share-tunnel.ableadmins.com — not a random name that dies when the process restarts.

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Ngrok alternative: stable HTTPS for localhost

You searched for an ngrok alternative, a stable HTTPS tunnel, or “share localhost without the random dead hostname.” Able Tunnel is that page. HTTPS on *.share-tunnel.ableadmins.com. Outbound agent on your machine — no inbound firewall hole. Built by the same people who run production logistics, VoIP, print, and AWS estates, not a brochure LAMP shop.

Free exists so you can try it (one-time Able splash, cookie remembers the browser). Builder $1/mo exists so the URL you send a customer actually loads — five endpoints, no splash.

Free · $0

  • 2 HTTPS endpoints
  • 1 GB bandwidth / month
  • One-time Able Admins splash (cookie remembers the browser)
  • Random subdomain on share-tunnel.ableadmins.com

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Builder · $1/mo

  • 5 HTTPS endpoints
  • 10 GB bandwidth / month
  • No splash page
  • Same stable *.share-tunnel.ableadmins.com names

Get 5 URLs

From your machine

pip install aiohttp
python client/able_tunnel.py login
python client/able_tunnel.py http 8080
# https://k4n9wq2m3p.share-tunnel.ableadmins.com

Dashboard: share-tunnel.ableadmins.com. Fair use on the free tier. Phishing and malware get the hostname pulled. If you outgrow Builder, email me and we talk. If you just need the URL to work, it works.

This is for

  • Showing a local app to a customer or teammate
  • Webhooks into something running on your laptop
  • A stable name you can bookmark, not a one-shot demo link
  • People who are tired of ngrok free killing the hostname

This is not

  • Production hosting for your company website
  • A VPN, mesh, or office firewall replacement
  • Unlimited bandwidth or a CDN
  • A place to park phishing, malware, or spam

When you need a public HTTPS URL for something local

Webhooks into a laptop, a customer demo, a staging app that should not open a firewall hole — that is Able Tunnel. Same idea as ngrok free, without the hostname lottery. If production itself is on fire, skip the tunnel and go to Able Rescue ($199 emergency remote help). Soft mention: uptime watch is Able Watch. Gear we use: Shop. Full list: Offers.

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Questions: greg@ableadmins.com or contact.