# Install jprq with Homebrew, scoop

Join Public Router, Quickly. Version 2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with scoop: scoop install main/jprq.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:jprq
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install jprq
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/jprq
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jprq.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:jprq
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.4
- **Source summary:** Join Public Router, Quickly
- **Homepage:** <https://jprq.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/azimjohn/jprq>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-26T04:08:07+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- jprq (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.4
## Project history and usage

JPRQ, short for Join Public Router Quickly, is a local-tunnel tool for exposing development servers to the public internet. The upstream README describes it as a free and open tool for exposing local servers and TCP protocols such as HTTP and SSH.

### Project history

JPRQ started as an ngrok-style tunneling client, with early binaries published in 2021. The 2.0 release in February 2023 was described by upstream as a complete rewrite that required GitHub authentication and installed binaries through an install script.

The project then added practical local-development features: a debugger in 2.1, a built-in static file server and Homebrew installation notes in 2.2, custom-domain CNAME support in 2.3, debugger fixes in 2.4, and a macOS desktop app line in 2026.

### Adoption history

JPRQ sits in the same developer workflow niche as ngrok and other tunnel brokers: webhook testing, client demos, SSH or TCP exposure, and sharing localhost without a deployment. Its package footprint is smaller than jq or libjpeg, but Homebrew and Scoop packaging made it convenient for developers who prefer package-manager installation over curl scripts.

### How it is used

Typical CLI usage authenticates with the service, then runs commands such as `jprq http 8000`, `jprq tcp 22`, `jprq http 3000 --debug`, or `jprq serve .`. The official site also presents a desktop workflow for tunnels, request inspection, replay, reserved subdomains, and custom domains.

### Why package nerds care

JPRQ is interesting to package watchers because it is part of the wave of small developer-networking CLIs that turned hosted tunnel services into installable local tools. Its history also shows the tension between open self-hostable code and a maintained hosted service.

### Timeline

- 2021-11-02: JPRQ Client Binaries 1.0.0 were published.
- 2023-02-27: jprq 2.0 was published as a complete rewrite.
- 2023-05-14: jprq 2.1 added a built-in debugger.
- 2023-10-17: jprq 2.2 added `jprq serve` and Homebrew installation notes.
- 2024-01-02: jprq 2.3 added custom-domain CNAME support.
- 2026-06-09: JPRQ Desktop 1.0.4 for macOS was published.

### Related projects

- Related projects include ngrok, localtunnel, Cloudflare Tunnel, inlets, and other localhost-to-public-network tunneling tools.

### Sources

- <https://dev.to/azimjohn/how-i-built-ngrok-alternative-3n0g>
- <https://github.com/azimjohn/jprq>
- <https://github.com/azimjohn/jprq/releases>
- <https://jprq.io/>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/azimjohn/jprq/master/readme.md>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Scoop - main/jprq: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jprq.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jprq.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/jprq.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph