# anderspitman/awesome-tunneling

List of ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale, and ZeroTier alternatives and other tunneling software and services. Focus on self-hosting.

Repository: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-tunneling
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: ngrok, tunneling, self-hosted, ngrok-alternative, ssh, tunnel-proxy, nebula, tailscale, zerotier, tailscale-alternative
Last push: 2026-08-11T01:13:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2177, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21663, forks 1059 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:31.941708+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list cataloging and comparing tunneling software and services such as ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale, and ZeroTier, with a focus on self-hosted options. It helps self-hosters and developers find tools to expose local servers behind NAT with public domains and automatic HTTPS.

## Use cases
- find an ngrok alternative for exposing a local webserver
- compare self-hosted tunneling solutions
- expose a local dev server behind NAT with HTTPS
- choose between Tailscale and ZeroTier alternatives
- find open-source reverse tunnel software
- set up a public domain for a home server

## When to choose
- you need to research and compare tunneling tools before picking one
- you specifically want self-hosted or open-source tunneling options
- you want a maintained reference list of NAT traversal solutions

## When to avoid
- you need a working tunnel tool itself rather than a list of options
- you need a single opinionated production solution with no research
- you need guaranteed licensing or formal support from the list itself

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: networking, proxy, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: networking, self-hosted, developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted, windows
- tags: tunneling, ngrok-alternative, reverse-proxy, nat-traversal, curated-list, tailscale, zerotier, cloudflare-tunnel, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- anderspitman/awesome-tunneling (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.941708+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:57:50.395198+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.941708+00:00, sha 145daa67d1de)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.