# outray-tunnel/outray

Open-source ngrok alternative.

Repository: https://github.com/outray-tunnel/outray
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/outray
Homepage: https://outray.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-06-28T00:18:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 69, longevity 19
- inputs: {"age_days": 266, "days_push": 67, "days_rel": 204, "gap_med": 13.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1139, forks 119 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:44.286538+00:00)

## What it is
OutRay is an open-source ngrok alternative that exposes local servers to the internet via HTTP, TCP, and UDP tunnels with custom domains and automatic TLS. It includes a self-hostable tunnel server, CLI client, and a dashboard with traffic analytics and team support.

## Use cases
- expose localhost to the internet
- share a local dev server with a teammate
- test webhooks against a local server
- tunnel a local postgres database over tcp
- tunnel udp services like dns or voip
- self-host an ngrok alternative
- use a custom domain for local development

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, self-hostable alternative to ngrok
- you need HTTP, TCP, and UDP tunneling in one tool
- you want a dashboard with traffic analytics and team access control
- you need custom domains with automatic TLS

## When to avoid
- you only need a quick hosted tunnel without running PostgreSQL, Redis, and TimescaleDB
- you need a mature enterprise-grade tunneling solution
- you cannot run Node.js 20+ infrastructure

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: networking, proxy, http-server, cli, self-hosted
- domain: networking, developer-tools, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: cli, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: tunneling, ngrok-alternative, localhost, tcp-tunnel, udp-tunnel, custom-domains, tls, nodejs

## Member repositories
- outray-tunnel/outray (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.286538+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 2026-08-30T06:36:05.970028+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/outray-tunnel/outray (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.286538+00:00, sha 4b137bc95ea0)
  - homepage: https://outray.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:10.477445+00:00, sha 74b78dd1e7d7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.