Quick Host using ngrok!

README.md

Quick Host Ngrok Tool!

If you want to quickly host a directory on your machine over the internet this will help you!

Usage

# If you dont have / or are not sure if you ngrok use this command
python qhost.py /path/to/directory -i

# If You have Ngrok installed use it without -i
python qhost.py /path/to/directory

have fun!

qhost.py

import subprocess
import argparse
import sys
import os

def install_ngrok():
    try:
        subprocess.check_output(["ngrok", "--version"])
        print("ngrok is already installed.")
        return True
    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
        print("ngrok is not found. Installing ngrok...")
        try:
            subprocess.check_output(["pip", "install", "ngrok"])
            print("ngrok installed successfully.")
            return True
        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
            print("Failed to install ngrok. Please install it manually.")
            return False
        
def start_ngrok(directory):
    ngrok_process = subprocess.Popen(["ngrok", "http", "80"])
    ngrok_ready = False
    public_url = ""
    while not ngrok_ready:
        ngrok_output = subprocess.check_output(["curl", "http://localhost:4040/api/tunnels"])
        ngrok_output = ngrok_output.decode("utf-8")
        for line in ngrok_output.split("\n"):
            if "public_url" in line:
                public_url = line.split(": ")[1].strip('"')
                ngrok_ready = True
                break
                print("Your directory is now hosted at:")
    print(public_url)
    try:
        while True:
            pass
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        pass
    ngrok_process.terminate()
    
def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Host a directory with ngrok")
    parser.add_argument("directory", help="Directory path to host")
    parser.add_argument("-i", "--install", action="store_true", help="Install ngrok if not found")
    args = parser.parse_args()
    if args.install:
        if not install_ngrok():
            sys.exit(1)
    if not os.path.isdir(args.directory):
        print("Invalid directory path.")
        sys.exit(1)
    os.chdir(args.directory)
    start_ngrok(args.directory)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()