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3 important questions:

1) My university blocks LogMeInHamachi which is the main tool i've tried to get around hosting behind a NAT. Will this likely be blocked too, or is it not possible to tell without trying

2) Is there any costs associated with this. Do i ever need to pay

3) Does the person connecting to my server also require a special client or does this appear to them as any standard connection would.

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> 2) Is there any costs associated with this. Do i ever need to pay

See https://ngrok.com/product#pricing.

slightly less excited now :(

I'd rather pay a very small amount for something that does exactly what it says on the tin, every time, than some sketchy app that maybe works, or monetizes in weird ways by selling me or my traffic or whatever.

It's a professional tool with real use. That's worth money.

Did the free option go away?

(On my phone now so I can't try it out.)

Free option is still there (listed below the plans).

Below the paid options:

  Free Plan
  For quick demos and other simple tunneling needs.
  * HTTP/TCP tunnels on random URLs/ports
  * 1 online ngrok process
  * 4 tunnels per ngrok process
  * 40 connections / minute

Ah, thanks! I didn't scroll down on my phone all the way since the plans were just getting more expensive. It's obvious now that I'm on a desktop.

It seems the answer was there in the site and you guys answered between me thinking about it and posting the question. Should have refreshed before submitting my question :).

1) it depends on the network. the best way is simply to try it 2) yes 3) nope, they can use whatever standard tooling you already use

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