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Getting Started with Traffic Policy

Prerequisites​

  1. ngrok Account - Ensure you have an active ngrok account.
  2. ngrok Agent - Download and install the ngrok agent for your operating system.

Step 1: Create a Traffic Policy​

Create a custom traffic policy by saving the following YAML configuration as policy.yml:

on_http_request:
  - actions:
    - type: custom-response
      config:
        status_code: 200
        content: "Hello, World!"

This policy will respond to each HTTP request with a simple “Hello, World!” message.

Step 2: Apply Your Traffic Policy​

Run the agent, applying the traffic policy you saved in the previous step with the --traffic-policy-file flag:

$ ngrok http 80 --traffic-policy-file policy.yml

This command starts an HTTP tunnel for port 80, using the specified policy.yml traffic policy to manage traffic.

Step 3: Test it out​

After running the ngrok command in the previous step you should now see a URL in the forwarding section. Open the URL in your web browser. You should see the "Hello, World!" message displayed in your browser.

Next Steps

🎉 Congratulations!

You've successfully set up your first endpoint with a custom traffic policy using the ngrok agent.

To learn more about ngrok's Traffic Policy and it's capabilities, check out the following resources: