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Making localhost externally accessible

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Making localhost externally accessible with ngrok Overview Sometimes you need to show the changes you do locally before deploying them to server. To do this, you need to make the localhost externally accessible. Fortunately, there is a great tool for this: ngrok Configuration Download ngrok from the official website:  https://dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started/setup Unzip the downloaded folder Run ngrok (from inside unzipped folder): ./ngrok http 8080 This will create an externally accessible URL for your local one http://localhost:8080: Enjoy 😏