# azimjohn/jprq

join public router. quickly.

Repository: https://github.com/azimjohn/jprq
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jprq
Homepage: https://jprq.io
Language: Go
License Family: other
Topics: ngrok-alternative, ngrok-replacement, tunnel-server, tunneling
Last push: 2026-06-20T12:10:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 55, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2328, "days_push": 74, "days_rel": 85, "gap_med": 292.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1538, forks 211 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:00.261711+00:00)

## What it is
JPRQ is a free, open-source tunneling tool written in Go that exposes local servers to the public internet via HTTP or TCP tunnels, with custom subdomains, a built-in static file server, and a request debugger. It works as an ngrok alternative with both a CLI and a desktop app, and can be self-hosted.

## Use cases
- expose localhost to the internet for testing
- receive webhooks from stripe or github on my local machine
- share a local dev server with a public url
- tunnel ssh or tcp services through a firewall
- serve a local folder as a public static site
- inspect http requests hitting my local server
- use a custom domain for local development

## When to choose
- you need a quick ngrok alternative to expose local HTTP or TCP servers
- you want a self-hostable tunneling solution
- you need custom subdomains or your own domain via CNAME
- you want a lightweight CLI with a built-in debugger and static file serving

## When to avoid
- you need enterprise-grade tunneling with team access controls and SLAs
- you require a permissive open-source license for commercial redistribution (no license is specified)
- you want to use the hosted service without signing up or supporting the maintainer (it is members-only)
- you need tunnels on platforms beyond Windows, macOS, and Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, http-server, proxy, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, networking
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform, go
- tags: tunneling, ngrok-alternative, localhost, tcp-forwarding, webhooks, self-hostable, reverse-proxy, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- azimjohn/jprq (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:00.261711+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 2026-08-30T04:30:56.719798+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/azimjohn/jprq (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:00.261711+00:00, sha 2f34ccf8f98d)
  - homepage: https://jprq.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:32:32.433348+00:00, sha bcb5631898ce)
  - site_page: https://jprq.io/cli (fetched 2026-08-29T11:32:32.442784+00:00, sha ab2bdfc0e4bb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.