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Expose local server to external network. Version 20240828 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.
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Package summary
Expose local server to external network
Project links
Commands and aliases
- zoro
history
Project history and usage
zoro is a small Go tunneling tool, formerly known as mr2, for exposing local TCP, UDP, HTTP, and HTTPS services through a remote server. Its history is thinly documented, but the project fits the practical local-tunnel niche occupied by tools such as ngrok, frp, and Cloudflare Tunnel.
Project history
The upstream README identifies the project as "zoro (mr2)" and describes a server/client model for exposing local services to an external network. Older public discussion and GitHub issues still use the mr2 name, showing the continuity between the earlier mr2 identity and the current zoro package.
Adoption history
Public adoption evidence is modest but real: the repository has long-running user issues about Docker, multiple local ports, UDP exposure, Windows behavior, and HTTPS-only servers, and a 2019 Hacker News thread immediately compared mr2/zoro with ngrok, serveo, Argo Tunnel, and frp.
How it is used
A typical setup runs zoro server on a reachable machine and zoro client beside the private service. The examples cover exposing local HTTP, SSH, DNS, directories over HTTP, and arbitrary TCP/UDP services; the HTTPS mode maps a local HTTP service to a remote subdomain-style endpoint.
The README notes that UDP can fail in some multi-layer NAT cases, which is a useful operational clue: zoro is best understood as a simple tunneling utility, not a universal NAT traversal guarantee.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, zoro is interesting as a minimal tunnel package with both TCP and UDP claims, a rename from mr2, and a self-hosted server/client shape rather than a hosted SaaS-only workflow. It is the sort of tool people discover when comparing small networking CLIs by protocol support and operational friction.
Timeline
- 2019: Public mr2 discussion frames the tool as a way to expose local services through a remote server.
- 2019-2021: GitHub issues show users asking about Docker, multiple ports, UDP, Windows, and HTTPS deployment cases.
- 2020s: The project is presented as zoro (mr2), keeping the local-tunnel use case while adopting the zoro package name.
Related projects
- ngrok: the best-known hosted local-tunnel comparison point.
- frp: a self-hostable reverse proxy/tunnel tool often mentioned beside mr2/zoro.
- Cloudflare Tunnel: a managed tunnel approach for exposing local or private services.
- serveo and localtunnel: simpler public tunneling services in the same developer workflow space.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:network,server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
zoro | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version20240828
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/txthinking/zoro
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/txthinking/zoronone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:zoro |
|---|---|
| Version | 20240828 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zoro |
| Homepage | https://www.txthinking.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/txthinking/zoro |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/txthinking/zoro#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/txthinking/zoro/archive/refs/tags/v20240828.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:21:24-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | zoro |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
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- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
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