ngrok command not found

Question

I'm trying to install ngrok (which I've been using for a while on Windows with no issues) on my 1 week old yosemite and these are the steps I've followed so far.

1. Downloaded ngrok from here https://ngrok.com/download.

2. Unziped the file and copied the Unix Executable File into application.

Now from what I understand I just need to open the terminal, move inside the application folder and write ngrok http 80. The result of this is "command not found".

I've even signed up at the ngrok website and run from terminal the command ./ngrok authtoken "blablabla" and the result is "No such file or directory"

Can anyone tell me how to proceed to be able to activate the tunnel with ngrok?

Answer 1

In shorts,ngrok should be in same directory in which you are running ngrok command.

Answer 2

For Linux :https://bin.equinox.io/c/4VmDzA7iaHb/ngrok-stable-linux-amd64.zip

For Mac :https://bin.equinox.io/c/4VmDzA7iaHb/ngrok-stable-darwin-amd64.zip

For Windows:https://bin.equinox.io/c/4VmDzA7iaHb/ngrok-stable-windows-amd64.zip

unzip it for linux and mac users move file to /usr/local/bin and execute ngrok http 80 command in the terminal

I don't have any idea about windows

Answer 3

• Download the zip file.
• Unzip it.
• Open The terminal in the current location where you unzip the file.

• Execute the following command into the terminal :

  sudo cp ngrok /usr/local/bin          
  

  Now your ngrok execuatable file is successfully copied to the /usr/local/bin directory. Now you are able to run the ngrok command in the terminal

Answer 4

I have also faced this issue on my MacOS, I used these simple steps and it worked for me.

Just open the terminal and go to your project folder where you what to start ngrok and then unzip downloaded file.

$ unzip /path/to/ngrok.zip

After doing this you don't need to authenticate ngrok, just run this command:

./ngrok  http 80

It should work now.