ngrok-ssh

Installs ngrok and opens an SSH tunnel into your GitHub Actions runner.

Useful for debugging builds, previewing your app on a live server, and managing concurrent workflows.

Supported platforms

This action currently only supports Linux runners.

If you need support for Windows or macOS, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

Inputs/Outputs

The only required input is your ngrok authtoken. The action will fetch your public SSH key from the GitHub API by default, and you can also provide a public key as an input.

Notably, you can specify a custom ngrok config file, which will be merged with the default config file. This allows you to run multiple tunnels at once, e.g., for your app's public HTTP port, in addition to SSH.

See action.yml for more details.

Example usage

You can use the example repo as a template to get started.

name: ngrok-ssh
on:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  run:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: tmshkr/ngrok-ssh@latest
        with:
          NGROK_AUTHTOKEN: ${{ secrets.NGROK_AUTHTOKEN }}
          NGROK_CONFIG_FILE: "ngrok.yml"
      - run: npm start

You should have a long-running process, like a build, web server, or a sleep command after the ngrok-ssh step, so that the workflow doesn't terminate before you have a chance to connect. You can also set the WAIT_FOR_CONNECTION input to true, and the action will wait for you to connect to the tunnel before allowing the workflow to proceed.