Sandhole

Expose HTTP/SSH/TCP services through SSH port forwarding. A self-hosted ngrok / Cloudflare Tunnels / localhost.run alternative.

Check out the Sandhole book for a full guide.

Features

• Reverse proxy that just works with an OpenSSH client. No extra software required!
• Automatic HTTPS support (with Agnos and ACME), including HTTP/2 support.
• Easily load-balance by pointing multiple services to the same domain/port.
• Bring your own custom domains and authorize them via DNS records.
• Random subdomain assignment by default, with options for deterministic assignment.
• Option to connect with SSH via the HTTPS port, if your network blocks outbound connections to SSH ports.
• A terminal-based admin interface to view and manage current connections.
• Written in Rust, with comprehensive testing of most features.

Status

Sandhole is in active development. Contributions are welcome, but try it in production at your own risk.

Some alternatives

• sish - Main inspiration for this project. Written in Golang.
• rlt - Uses localtunnel's protocol instead of SSH. Written in Rust.
• wstunnel - Uses its WebSocket-based protocol instead of SSH. Written in Rust.
• rathole - A highly configurable reverse proxy with NAT traversal and a great name. Written in Rust.
• sshuttle - A smarter proxy service, also based on SSH, that only needs Python in the server. Written in Python.