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@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Running your own ngrok server is really easy! The instructions below will guide
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## 1. Get an SSL certificate
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ngrok provides secure tunnels via TLS, so you'll need an SSL certificate. Assuming you want to create
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-tunnels on *.example.com, buy a wildcard SSL certificate for *.example.com.
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+tunnels on *.example.com, buy a wildcard SSL certificate for *.example.com. Note that if you
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+don't need to run https tunnels that you don't need a wildcard certificate. (In fact, you can
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+just use a self-signed cert at that point, see the section on that later in the document).
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## 2. Modify your DNS
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You need to use the DNS management tools given to you by your provider to create an A
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@@ -54,14 +56,14 @@ Then, just run ngrok as usual to connect securely to your own ngrokd server!
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ngrok 80
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-## FAQ
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-#### Do I really need a wildcard certificate?
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-If you don't need to run https tunnels, then you don't need a wildcard cert.
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-
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-#### I don't want to pay for an SSL certificate, can I use a self-signed one?
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-Yes, it's possible to use a self-signed certificate, but you'll need to recompile ngrok with your signing CA.
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+# ngrokd with a self-signed SSL certificate
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+It's possible to run ngrokd with a a self-signed certificate, but you'll need to recompile ngrok with your signing CA.
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If you do choose to use a self-signed cert, please note that you must either remove the configuration value for
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trust_host_root_certs or set it to false:
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trust_host_root_certs: false
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+Special thanks to everyone in the thread https://github.com/inconshreveable/ngrok/issues/84 and @lyoshenka for
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+writing up this explaination on how to do it:
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+
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+https://gist.github.com/lyoshenka/002b7fbd801d0fd21f2f
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Alan Shreve