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  1. @wosephjeber wosephjeber revised this gist Sep 27, 2019. 1 changed file with 15 additions and 7 deletions.
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    #Installing ngrok on OSX
    # Installing ngrok on OSX

    ```shell
    brew cask install ngrok
    ```

    ## Using ngrok
    The easiest way to use ngrok to tunnel into your localhost is if your local project is running on a specific port (e.g. not using named vhosts). You just run `ngrok http [port number]`.

    You can quickly boot up a local webserver using ruby. `cd` into the project's root directory and run `ruby -run -e httpd . -p [port number]`.

    ---

    ## If you don't want to use Homebrew...

    1. [Download ngrok](https://ngrok.com/download)
    2. Unzip it to your Applications directory
    @@ -14,9 +27,4 @@ cd /usr/local/bin
    ln -s /Applications/ngrok ngrok
    ```

    This will allow you to run the `ngrok` command from any directory while in the terminal. Without the symlink, you would need to either `cd` into the Applications directory (or wherever you installed the executable) or reference ngrok with its full path every time (e.g. `/Applications/ngrok 5000`)

    ## Using ngrok
    The easiest way to use ngrok to tunnel into your localhost is if your local project is running on a specific port (e.g. not using named vhosts). You just run `ngrok http [port number]`.

    You can quickly boot up a local webserver using ruby. `cd` into the project's root directory and run `ruby -run -e httpd . -p [port number]`.
    This will allow you to run the `ngrok` command from any directory while in the terminal. Without the symlink, you would need to either `cd` into the Applications directory (or wherever you installed the executable) or reference ngrok with its full path every time (e.g. `/Applications/ngrok 5000`)
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    ln -s /Applications/ngrok ngrok
    ```

    This will allow you to run the `ngrok` command from any directory while in the terminal. Without the symlink, you would need to either `cd` into the Applications directory (or wherever you installed the executable) or reference ngrok with its full path every time (e.g. `/Applications/ngrok 5000`)
    This will allow you to run the `ngrok` command from any directory while in the terminal. Without the symlink, you would need to either `cd` into the Applications directory (or wherever you installed the executable) or reference ngrok with its full path every time (e.g. `/Applications/ngrok 5000`)

    ## Using ngrok
    The easiest way to use ngrok to tunnel into your localhost is if your local project is running on a specific port (e.g. not using named vhosts). You just run `ngrok http [port number]`.

    You can quickly boot up a local webserver using ruby. `cd` into the project's root directory and run `ruby -run -e httpd . -p [port number]`.
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    ### Creating a symlink to ngrok
    Run the following two commands in Terminal to create the symlink.
    ```shell
    # Change directories to your local bin
    # cd into your local bin directory
    cd /usr/local/bin

    # create symlink
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    3. Create a symlink (instructions below)

    ### Creating a symlink to ngrok
    Run the following two commands in Terminal to create the symlink
    Run the following two commands in Terminal to create the symlink.
    ```shell
    # Change directories to your local bin
    cd /usr/local/bin

    # create symlink
    ln -s /Applications/ngrok ngrok
    ```
    ```

    This will allow you to run the `ngrok` command from any directory while in the terminal. Without the symlink, you would need to either `cd` into the Applications directory (or wherever you installed the executable) or reference ngrok with its full path every time (e.g. `/Applications/ngrok 5000`)
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    #Installing ngrok on OSX

    1. [Download ngrok](https://ngrok.com/download)
    2. Unzip it to your Applications directory
    3. Create a symlink (instructions below)

    ### Creating a symlink to ngrok
    Run the following two commands in Terminal to create the symlink
    ```shell
    # Change directories to your local bin
    cd /usr/local/bin

    # create symlink
    ln -s /Applications/ngrok ngrok
    ```