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ngrok ERROR: Tunnel 'command_line' specifies an invalid or malformed address

I am currently running a local webpage on port 8080 like so localhost:8080/viewer/

I want to quickly share the webpage with a co-worker, so I downloaded ngrok

Whilst I can set up a link for 8080 by using the command ngrok http 8080 - this is not the correct page being displayed. I need ngrok http 8000/viewer/ but when I try that I get ERROR: Tunnel 'command_line' specifies an invalid or malformed address '8080/viewer/': strange hostname

How can I overcome this to display the correct page?

Solution

  • PM from ngrok here. The path to your app (/viewer/) needs to be appended to the url that ngrok provides after you start. You have the correct command: ngrok http 8080 but you will need to take the url that ngrok creates and append /viewer/ to it, so that it looks like this: https://<hash>.ngrok-free.app/viewer/.