Local Testing with ngrok

Learning Highlights

• 0:45

  Understanding why local webhook testing requires special tools: Vibe Coding Academy explains that cloud services like Beehive cannot directly connect to localhost environments.

• 1:31

  Learn how ngrok creates an SSH tunnel to deploy local code to the cloud, making it accessible for webhook testing and rapid prototype sharing.

• 5:00

  The key to successful ngrok setup: connect to your backend port (5001), not the frontend, since webhook endpoints live in the server directory.

• 9:34

  How to properly configure webhook URLs by combining the ngrok base URL with your API endpoint path: a common mistake is forgetting to include the full route.