Hosting your website or blog from your pocket sounds fun? This blog post will describe how you can turn your Android device into a web server which can be accessed from a public URL or your own domain. We will be using Termux, which is an Android terminal emulator on which we can run a web server such as a Node.js http-server, and Pinggy for obtaining public URLs for accessing that server.

Webhooks are an essential part of modern web development, enabling web applications to receive and respond to real-time events and data from other services and platforms. However, testing and developing webhooks can be challenging, especially if you need to receive them on a local development server. In this blog post, we will explore how to use pinggy to receive webhooks on your local development environment. Overview of pinggy.io Before jumping in we will have a brief overview of Pinggy.

Ngrok is an ingress-as-a-service that provides tunnels to share your localhost apps and services. While mature and feature-rich, Ngrok can be complex for simple use cases. In this article, we will explore the best 10 alternatives of Ngrok in 2026. We will cover the features, installation process, ease of use and pricing of the Ngrok alternatives to help you choose the best one. List of top 10 Ngrok alternatives in 2026 Pinggy LocalXpose Localtunnel Zrok localhost.