What is zrok?
zrok is developed by NetFoundry on top of OpenZiti, an open-source zero-trust networking SDK that embeds end-to-end encrypted overlay networking into applications. Unlike ngrok, which routes traffic through a central cloud proxy, zrok uses the OpenZiti fabric for cryptographic identity and routing - no traffic touches a shared proxy unless you configure it to.
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The tool supports public URL sharing for webhooks and demos, private peer-to-peer sharing for secure internal access, and file or directory sharing. The self-hosting path is fully documented and gives complete control over relay infrastructure.
Secure peer-to-peer tunneling built on OpenZiti zero-trust overlay
Key capabilities
- Public tunnels - expose a local HTTP service to a stable public URL for webhooks or demos.
- Private sharing - share a resource only with authenticated zrok identities, no public exposure.
- File and directory sharing - peer-to-peer file transfer over the OpenZiti fabric without a cloud intermediary.
- Self-hosted deployment - run your own zrok controller and OpenZiti router on any infrastructure.
- Firewall traversal - connects through restrictive environments with no inbound port requirements.
- Go SDK - embed tunnel creation in tooling or CI pipelines programmatically.
Every team that uses webhooks eventually asks how to test locally without deploying. Most reach for ngrok, not realising their tunnel sends all traffic through a shared US-based proxy they do not control. zrok provides the same developer experience while keeping traffic on cryptographically-authenticated paths. For security-conscious teams or regulated industries, that distinction matters significantly.
“Secure peer-to-peer tunneling built on OpenZiti zero-trust overlay”
Technical details
- Access
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Open source
- Founded
- 2022
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- API
- Available
- Website
- zrok.io ↗
- GitHub
- Source repository ↗
What to verify
Profile audiences: Developers, DevOps Engineers.
- Confirm current features, licensing and support terms.
- Validate deployment, data location and access control.
- Test integrations, exports and recovery workflows.
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