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zrok — Expose local services and files to the internet. Part of the OpenZiti project, offering secure, zero

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Problem

How to use the zrok command: Expose local services and files to the internet. Part of the OpenZiti project, offering secure, zero-trust sharing. More information: <https://docs.zrok.io/>.

Solution

zrok — Expose local services and files to the internet. Part of the OpenZiti project, offering secure, zero-trust sharing. More information: <https://docs.zrok.io/>.

Request an invitation to use the public zrok service (run this first):

zrok invite

Enable the zrok environment with the token from an invitation email:

zrok enable {{your_token}}

Create a publicly accessible URL for a local web server:

zrok share public {{http://localhost:8080}}

Create a secure share accessible only with a unique token:

zrok share private {{http://localhost:3000}}

Access a private share created by another user:

zrok access private {{share_token}}

Serve the contents of a local directory as a simple website:

zrok share public --backend-mode web {{path/to/directory}}

Display the status of the zrok environment and active shares:

zrok status

Code Snippets

Request an invitation to use the public zrok service (run this first)

zrok invite

Enable the zrok environment with the token from an invitation email

zrok enable {{your_token}}

Create a publicly accessible URL for a local web server

zrok share public {{http://localhost:8080}}

Create a secure share accessible only with a unique token

zrok share private {{http://localhost:3000}}

Access a private share created by another user

zrok access private {{share_token}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/zrok

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