Jun 30, 2026
Latest PostAWS PrivateLink vs. VPC peering vs. VPC Lattice vs. ngrok
Compare AWS PrivateLink, VPC peering, Transit Gateway, and VPC Lattice for private connectivity—plus how ngrok works across clouds, accounts, and on-prem.
Jun 30, 2026
I ported Kubernetes to the browser
Almost 100,000 lines of LLM-generated code in 2 months, and none of it is slop.
Jun 23, 2026
AOL was down (1996)
A historical journey through a 1996 AOL outage that captured America's full attention. Thirty years later, in a world where slop sells, what can SREs learn from that event?
Apr 22, 2026
AI Gateway: attach provider keys to AI Gateway keys
Provider keys can now be attached directly to AI Gateway keys, removing the need for Traffic Policy config or a custom auth layer.
Apr 9, 2026
What are AI gateways in 2026, and do you actually need one now?
In 2025, AI gateways managed LLM traffic. In 2026, they manage autonomous agents. Here's what changed and why it matters.
Apr 8, 2026
Free plan users can now purchase AI Gateway credits
Purchase credits, create AI Gateway API keys, and route to multiple providers—even if you don't use the rest of ngrok... yet.
Mar 25, 2026
Quantization from the ground up
A complete guide to what quantization is, how it works, and how it's used to compress large language models
Mar 18, 2026
Pin your traffic to specific regions
Your traffic, your rules. Route ngrok domains through specific geographic PoPs for compliance, security, or just because you want to.
Mar 13, 2026
Secure internal Kubernetes connections with pod identity variables
Use Kubernetes pod identity variables in Traffic Policy to make access control decisions based on which workload is connecting.
Mar 2, 2026
AI Gateway: use Anthropic and OpenAI with one API key
Create an AI Gateway API Key, add credits, and start making requests to OpenAI and Anthropic—ngrok handles the rest.
Feb 25, 2026
Lessons from my overly-introspective, self-improving coding agent
Two weeks with a self-improving coding agent taught me more about LLMs than a year of prompting ever did.
Feb 25, 2026
ngrok-operator v0.22.0: multiple installs and clean uninstalls
This release unlocks multiple ngrok-operator installations per cluster, splits CRDs into their own chart, and adds a comprehensive uninstall system with configurable drain policies.
Feb 24, 2026
Windows binaries are now signed with an EV certificate
We've met stricter identity verification and hardware requirements for signing keys to stop Defender warnings without changing anything for you.
Feb 18, 2026
Native Anthropic SDK support for the AI Gateway
The AI Gateway now supports Anthropic's SDK natively so you build with Claude-only features like prompt caching, extended thinking, and more.
Jan 29, 2026
What those AI benchmark numbers mean
An explanation of 14 benchmarks you're likely to see when new models are released.
Jan 14, 2026
API filtering is now generally available
Efficiently find what matters with composable queries for your data in ngrok.
Dec 16, 2025
Prompt caching: 10x cheaper LLM tokens, but how?
A far more detailed explanation of prompt caching than anyone asked for.
Dec 15, 2025
Introducing the ngrok AI gateway (early access)
Route AI requests to any provider through a single endpoint, with automatic failover, key rotation, and custom selection strategies.
Dec 10, 2025
How we built ngrok's WAF with OWASP CRS and Coraza
We integrated Coraza into our Traffic Policy system, ran it against every request to ngrok.com, and blocked 1.2% of traffic. Here's how we designed it and what attack patterns we're seeing.
Nov 17, 2025
Migrate from ingress-nginx to the ngrok Operator
A step-by-step guide to migrating from ingress-nginx to the ngrok Operator without downtime.
