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This guide explains how to connect to your local MySQL database remotely using ngrok TCP endpoints.

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What you’ll need

  • MySQL installed and running locally.
  • An ngrok account.
  • Your ngrok authtoken.
  • A valid payment method added to your account (TCP endpoints are only available on a free plan after adding a valid payment method).

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Expose your MySQL database

To connect to a database using ngrok, you need to use a TCP endpoint. Once you have your database up and running, you can remotely connect to it using an ngrok TCP endpoint and the default port of 3306. 
ngrok tcp 3306

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Connect to your database

Once ngrok is forwarding traffic, use the TCP address and port from the ngrok output to connect from your preferred MySQL client.

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