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It would be nice to have an open-source version that you can self-host. That would solve the abuse problem. Maybe with a service to create API keys.
by resiros 10mo ago
It would be nice to have an open-source version that you can self-host. That would solve the abuse problem. Maybe with a service to create API keys.
- klipitkas 10mo agoYeah, this is the next step. I first wanted to understand if this gets any traction. I think I will provide a dockerized version for the server part that you can just run with a simple command and maybe some interface to create api keys and distribute them to your users.
- popalchemist 10mo agoFair enough from a business standpoint, but seeing as there are massive privacy/security risks involved in exposing your data to an opaque service, the open source component is probably a non-optional aspect of the value prop.
- rgbrgb 10mo agohow come? just because it's open source doesn't mean that they run that exact binary on their servers. ngrok does pretty well without open sourcing.
- popalchemist 10mo agoThe locus of trust moves, if you have the source, and trust is a factor for you, because you can simply self-host and know what you're running.
- PLG88 10mo agofwiw, ngrok started as open source
- cyberax 10mo agoWe're using pgrok for that in our organization. A small EC2 instance serves as the public endpoint.