Ngrok Tunnel: A more secure but simple to use alternative to port forwarding

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Check the bottom left corner of the web interface, it should say there.

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Thank you Charlie,

it is 2.7.16
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Would love if you could add a qr code for the tunnel url so I can scan it quickly with the phone when I need to step out. Save me from typing it.

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This actually seemed like a good idea, so I took a stab at it. Will submit a PR to see if @fieldOfView wants to implement or not. Just need to clean up the code for when the tunnel gets closed.

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You are too fast with this stuff man!
Thanks for the PR.

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PR submitted, if anyone would like to try it out you can install by copying/pasting the URL below in Plugin Manager > Get More > ...from URL and clicking install.

https://github.com/jneilliii/OctoPrint-ngrok/archive/refs/heads/feature/qrcode.zip
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That looks great! Exactly as I imagined

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Can you tell it to generate the url as https:// instead of http://?

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I am on it.

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Install the fixed version by copying/pasting the URL below in Plugin Manager > Get More > ...from URL and clicking install.

https://github.com/fieldOfView/OctoPrint-ngrok/archive/refs/heads/devel.zip

I'll do a proper release later this week.

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Hey there, Michael here. I am new the the OctoPrint forum and just installed this great little plugin :slight_smile: and unfortunately ran into the following issue:

It works well for the web UI but when trying to connecting to the REST API from a Python 3.9 script I get a "tunnel not found" error (despite the tunnel being active and usable from the web interface)

Anyone who encountered a similar issue and can give me some pointers?

Could it be an authentication issue, as for the web UI I have to authenticate with the ngrok credentials while the script does not handle authentication to the tunnel.

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I would think that if it is an authentication problem, you would not get a "tunnel not found" error, but something indicating that you don;t have permission. Check that you are using the right port (443) and protocol (https). And your script has to add "basic auth" http headers.

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thanks, @fieldOfView for the basic auth hint: despite of the error message, it was the authentication issue: after adding "basic auth" to the header I could connect without any problems.

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I don't mean to rush you at all but was this done? How can I ensure I have the proper release when it is done. Will Octoprint tell me the plugin has an update? Sorry, I too am fairly new to Octoprint. Thank you.

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The new release is available now.

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I've been getting this error recently.

Failed to create tunnel

internal server error

ERR_NGROK_802

I did recently update to OctoPrint Version 1.7.1. Not sure if it has anything to do with that. I made no other changes to my knowledge.

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There was a service disruption at ngrok monday, perhaps you were seeing this?

If not (or if it is still ongoing for you), please post your logs.

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Thank you for checking and being so responsive! Yes it seems to be resolved. I had it a couple days before I posted but so far no issues today!

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I spoke too soon. Still getting errors.octoprint.log (68.0 KB)

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thaks. I was searching this for few daus. Now my ngrok tunnel works fine with camera