Why I stopped using ngrok and built my own tunneling tool

I’ve been using ngrok for years. It’s great… until it isn’t. The moment I wanted to use my own domain, I hit the paywall. And not a small one. For something that feels like it should be basic. The problem My typical workflow: run a local server expose it for webhooks or client demos sometimes share it with teammates ngrok works well for that. But: custom domains require a paid plan (that's the main one) tunnels expire (on free tier) pricing adds up for something I use frequently The breaking point At some point, I realized: I’m basically paying just to map a domain to localhost. That didn’t sit well with me. So I went down the rabbit hole. What I built I ended up building a small tunnelling tool for myself: 👉 https://tunnelto.me It lets me: expose localhost over HTTPS use my own domain run behind NAT without extra setup I’ve been using it daily for a few months now, and it’s been stable enough to rely on. Things that were harder than expected A few things surprised me while building th