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Preamble

Sqorz Local Web Services distributes live results to other computers / tablets via the local network at the venue. However, this service does not distribute live results via the Internet.

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Important Notes

  1. NGROK 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

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NGROK — initial setup (Windows)

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

  2. 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. You will recieve a mail from NGROK

  6. Click on “Get your Auth Token here”

  7. Go to “2. Connect your account” and copy all the text

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

  9. Copy and paste the text you copied

  10. Press Enter

  11. You will see the text “Auth token saved to configuration file”

  12. Done. Close the black screen.

NGROK — how to use

There are two steps: A. setup an event in Sqorz; and, B. 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 or copy/paste the following text — ngrok http 4343

  3. Press Enter

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    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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  2. The Web Services menu will appear

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    Select the required service from the menu