Question 1

How does bore compare to ngrok?

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bore is a simpler, self-hostable tool focused only on TCP tunneling with minimal overhead, while ngrok offers more features like HTTPS, web interfaces, and managed services, but often at a cost and with greater complexity.

Question 2

How to secure bore tunnels with authentication?

Accepted Answer

Run the server with the --secret option, and clients must provide the same secret using --secret or the BORE_SECRET environment variable, as detailed in the Authentication section of the README.

Question 3

Does bore support HTTPS or SSL encryption?

Accepted Answer

No, bore only tunnels TCP traffic without built-in encryption; for HTTPS, you need to handle SSL termination separately on your local service or use a reverse proxy.

Question 4

Can I use bore to expose a local database remotely?

Accepted Answer

Yes, bore can forward TCP ports, so it's suitable for databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL, but ensure to use authentication and consider security risks due to lack of traffic encryption.

Question 5

How to install bore on Windows without installing Rust?

Accepted Answer

Download the prebuilt binary from the releases page, unzip it, and add the executable to your PATH, as mentioned in the Binary Distribution section of the README.

Question 6

How to assign a specific remote port in bore instead of a random one?

Accepted Answer

Use the --port option with the 'bore local' command to select a specific port on the remote server, but note it will fail if the port is already in use, as explained in the usage details.

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