> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Local platform

> Running the Trigger.dev platform locally requires tunneling to the internet.

Note this is only relevant to you if you are [running the platform locally](/documentation/guides/self-hosting).

## How do I do it?

There are a few ways to do this, but we recommend using [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/). It's free and easy to use.

### Start ngrok

1. Install ngrok:

<CodeGroup>
  ```sh Mac
  brew install ngrok/ngrok/ngrok
  ```

  ```sh Linux
  curl -s https://ngrok-agent.s3.amazonaws.com/ngrok.asc | \
    sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/ngrok.asc >/dev/null && \
    echo "deb https://ngrok-agent.s3.amazonaws.com buster main" | \
    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ngrok.list && \
    sudo apt update && sudo apt install ngrok
  ```

  ```sh Windows
  choco install ngrok
  ```
</CodeGroup>

2. Open a new terminal window/tab, you need to leave this running

3. Create an http tunnel at port 3030:

```sh
ngrok http 3030
```

4. Grab your forwarding address in the ngrok output:

![ngrok](https://mintlify.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/trigger-v3-fix-additional-files/images/ngrok.png)

### 2. Use the forwarding URL

Use the forwarding URL that ngrok gave you for the `LOGIN_ORIGIN` and `API_ORIGIN` environment variables for the docker container.