awesome-tunneling is a curated list of tunneling software and services with emphasis on self-hosted alternatives.
The project addresses the need to discover and compare tunneling solutions beyond the mainstream commercial offerings. It catalogs alternatives to widely-used services like ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale, and ZeroTier, alongside other tunneling software and services. The list is organized to help developers and operators find self-hosted options that give them control over their infrastructure rather than relying on third-party managed services.
Developers evaluating tunneling solutions should use this list when they want to avoid vendor lock-in or need greater control over their tunneling infrastructure. It suits projects where self-hosting is a requirement or preference, whether for security, compliance, or operational reasons. The focus on self-hosted alternatives makes it particularly valuable for teams that have already chosen to run their own infrastructure and want to extend that approach to tunneling capabilities.
The project is a static curated list maintained through community contributions, with development activity centered on reviewing and integrating submissions that expand the catalog of available tunneling tools and services.
