Ngrok
Exposing the server to WAN through Ngrok
If you want to allow Open NAT type users to bypass the tunneling then you should
set reverse_proxy mode in the server config. Server Config Reverse Proxy
Using ngrok requires creating a free account, you do not need the payed features to work with Pocket Relay and the free version will suffice.
If you are on a network where you can't directly expose the server or if you don't want to port forward, you can instead use Ngrok as a temporary reverse proxy.
With ngrok you will be given a public HTTPS url that you can give to your friends like: https://xxxx-xxx-xxx-xx-xx.ngrok-free.app, they can
use this URL as the Connection URL and will be able to connect to you without requiring any additional setup such as port forwarding.
Setup Ngrok
To setup ngrok you can follow the Getting Started guide on their website. After you've completed "Step 2: Connect your account" you can continue here
Start the server
Start the Pocket Relay server through the server executable
Start Ngrok
Open a terminal and run the following command to start ngrok:
ngrok http 80
If you've downloaded ngrok through the zip option make sure you open the terminal in the same directory as ngrok.exe
After running this command you will be given a "Forwarding" URL (Underlined in red), this is the Connection URL you should provide to players:
