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NGROK is a utility that can be used for publishing live Sqorz Web Service 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. NGROK is a third party utility, it is a great product but . It is an excellent product however, it is not supported by Eventsoft Pty. Ltd. Any queries pease refer to the NGROK website for more detailed instructions https://ngrok.com/ .

  2. Each active NGROK connection puts load onto the Sqorz computer, it is highly recommended that connections using NGROK are kept to a minimum to avoid impacting the operation of Sqorz.

NGROK — initial setup (Windows)

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

  2. Put it Place the file in a directory or on your desktop

  3. Double click the file to unzip NGROK

  4. You need to sign-up to NGROK to obtain 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 actual token number you received when you signed in

  10. Press Enter

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

  2. Enter the following text — ngrok http 4343

  3. Press enterEnter

  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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