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NGROK is a utility that can be used for publishing live Sqorz results via the Internet. There are free and paid plans however, the free plan is generally good enough for the distribution of Sqorz Web Services.

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  1. Download NGROK: from here https://ngrok.com/download

  2. Put it in a directory or on your desktop

  3. Unzip NGROK

  4. You now need to sign-up to NGROK to get a Token Number. Sign-up to NGROK here: https://dashboard.ngrok.com/signup

  5. Once signed-up you will see a token number

  6. Copy the token number

  7. Go back to NGROK on your computer and double click the NGROK icon — a black screen will appear

  8. Copy and paste the following command on the screen “ngrok config add-authtoken <token number>

  9. Replace <token number> with the token number you received when you signed in

  10. Press enterEnter

NGROK — how to use

There are two steps: 1A. setup an event in Sqorz; and, 2B. set up NGROK.

A. Setup an event in Sqorz

  1. Open the event

  2. Go to Settings > Services and enable Local Web Services

  3. For Training make sure the Training checkbox is Enabled (see image below)

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B. Setup NGROK

  1. Double click the NGROK icon — a black screen will appear

  2. Enter the following text — “ngrok http 4343”

  3. Press enter

  4. Copy the text on the line that says ‘Forwarding' e.g. https://xxxx-xx-xx-xxx-xx.xx.ngrok.io

  5. Paste this text into the url address bar in a browser on a device with Internet access (computer, tablet)

  6. Select the required service from the menu

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