How to deploy your TMS WEB Core application or Web service within minutes¶

Deploying a web application during its development process can be tedious. This is true in particular for web services that need HTTPS endpoints with SSL certificates so that mobile Apple or Android devices can access them. There are a lot of examples setting up a Docker environment or publishing your services directly to a developer specific server. Still, all of these approaches are not as easy as the steps given in the video.

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Key facts¶

1. Assume you have a web application which is running locally on your development server at http://localhost:8000/FinnHubEx/index.html. This URL is inaccessible from any machine outside your network. Also, communication is unencrypted and is not secured with an SSL certificate.
2. (https://www.ngrok.com) is a service that can be used to quickly make your local application available on the Internet. Even better, it will be secured with a certificate.
3. In the download section, you find a free version for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
4. Download the ZIP file and extract it in a folder that is easily accesible using the command-line.
5. Running the executable ngrok.exe shows all options.

   C:\tools>ngrok
   NAME:
     ngrok - tunnel local ports to public URLs and inspect traffic
   
   USAGE:
     ngrok [command] [flags]
   
   DESCRIPTION:
     ngrok exposes local networked services behinds NATs and firewalls to the
     public internet over a secure tunnel. Share local websites, build/test
     webhook consumers and self-host personal services.
     Detailed help for each command is available with 'ngrok help <command>'.
     Open http://localhost:4040 for ngrok's web interface to inspect traffic.
   
   Author:
     ngrok - <support@ngrok.com>
   
   TERMS OF SERVICE: https://ngrok.com/tos
   
   EXAMPLES:
     ngrok http 80                           # secure public URL for port 80 web server
     ngrok http --domain baz.ngrok.dev 8080  # port 8080 available at baz.ngrok.dev
     ngrok http foo.dev:80                   # tunnel to host:port instead of localhost
     ngrok http https://localhost            # expose a local https server
     ngrok tcp 22                            # tunnel arbitrary TCP traffic to port 22
     ngrok tls --domain=foo.com 443          # TLS traffic for foo.com to port 443
     ngrok start foo bar baz                 # start tunnels from the configuration file
   
   COMMANDS:
     api                            use ngrok agent as an api client
     completion                     generates shell completion code for bash or zsh
     config                         update or migrate ngrok's configuration file
     credits                        prints author and licensing information
     diagnose                       diagnose connection issues
     help                           Help about any command
     http                           start an HTTP tunnel
     service                        run and control an ngrok service on a target operating system
     start                          start tunnels by name from the configuration file
     tcp                            start a TCP tunnel
     tls                            start a TLS tunnel
     tunnel                         start a tunnel for use with a tunnel-group backend
     update                         update ngrok to the latest version
     version                        print the version string
   
   OPTIONS:
         --config strings   path to config files; they are merged if multiple
     -h, --help             help for ngrok
     -v, --version          version for ngrok
   

6. In order to host your application running on localhost with the http protocol, run it with the following parameters:

   >> ngrok http 8000
   

   
7. That's it! You are now hosting your application worlwide.