Pangolin
Open-source alternative to Cloudflare Tunnels
TL;DR: Pangolin is an open-source cloud and self-hostable alternative to Cloudflare Tunnels, Zscaler ZPA, and Ngrok. Pangolin provides a simple way to securely expose applications on private networks with identity-aware access control and high availability.
We’ve seen incredible early traction since we launched 5 months ago: 12,600+ GitHub stars, 140,000+ installs, 2,700+ Discord members.
"Pangolin isn't just a fantastically easy-to-configure VPN and reverse proxy; it's a revelation in self-hosting simplicity." XDA Developers
The problem:
Providing users with secure access to internal tools and infrastructure is cumbersome for both end users and administrators. They're forced to manage complex VPN clients, servers, and network configurations that create friction and operational overhead. Traditional and mesh VPN approaches require layered ACL management to control which users can access specific resources, turning simple access requests into complex network engineering problems.
Our solution:
Drop in the Pangolin connector in your network, and:
- Expose anything to the internet: Instantly create a secure tunnel with your domain and SSL to internal dashboards like Grafana, or any other services on your private network and access via web browsers.
- Manage access control with ease: Grant access to your resources with user and role-based permissions, PIN codes, temporary share links, or email OTPs. Bring your existing users by integrating an external identity provider.
- Own your infrastructure: Self-host your own Pangolin Nodes, so data flows through your servers, and our cloud will handle coordination and failover for out-of-the-box high availability.
"A self-hosted version of Cloudflare Tunnels on your terms. By your terms, I mean on the infrastructure of your choice." Lawrence Systems
Deployment options:
- Enterprise: Self-host the entire system on-premises with complete control over all system components.
- Hybrid: Self-host Pangolin Nodes on internal infrastructure while leveraging our cloud service for automatic failover coordination.
- Cloud: Fully managed service where organizations only run network connectors to expose resources.
Get started:
- Website: https://digpangolin.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin
"Its streamlined deployment has left janky WireGuard configurations and Cloudflare tunnels in its dust." selfh.st
We are Owen and Milo Schwartz (brothers) who previously worked together as founding engineers at a successful smart mobility startup, working on connectivity and automation solutions for public infrastructure. We are passionate about building the next generation of simple networking tools.
“I’m addicted to Pangolin” u/ParadoxHollow
The ask:
We’d love for the YC community to try out Pangolin Cloud and give us your feedback!
We are also looking for any warm intros to people who might be interested in the product - particularly businesses with on prem applications or field equipment in the IoT space.
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