inlets replaces the need to manage VPNs, open firewall-ports and to worry about IP subnets. Just connect services between networks, wherever they are running.
Tunnel your private services to a remote network without exposing them. Or get a public IP and serve traffic to your users.
When you buy a subscription for inlets PRO, you get access to dozens of blog posts, tutorials and videos.
Connect your applications securely without the hassle of VPNs, or the limitations of SaaS tunnels.
inlets PRO is a Software Defined Network (SDN) for connecting applications. It has been designed to be Cloud Native, and run in containers or VMs.
The inlets PRO client speaks first, establishing an outbound connection over HTTPS. This works through almost any network conditions and means that you do not need to open ports, configure routers, or send an engineer on site.
All traffic is sent over an encrypted websocket using HTTPS which works well with HTTP proxies, VPNs, and VM networks. Setup your inlets PRO server on a public VM, or in a Kubernetes cluster, and then have your client or customer run the inlets PRO client with its address and authentication token.
Whether you need to connect your customer's on-prem to your SaaS, or you have an expensive GPU sitting idle. Connecting your existing investment to the public cloud services could save you money.
By self-hosting the tunnel server, you remain in complete control of your own data. No SaaS product can offer you this.
Not only can you share your websites and APIs without publishing them on public cloud, but you can integrate directly with webhooks from Stripe, GitHub and Slack..
Whether your cluster is on a private cloud, or your laptop, get a TCP LoadBalancer just like on a managed cloud platform.
inlets tunnels are light-weight and can scale massively to support thousands of tunnels without additional subnets and firewall rules.
To save you time, we've already compared inlets PRO to VPNs and managed SaaS tunnels.
| VPN | SAAS Tunnel | Inlets PRO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup Cost | High | Low | Low |
| Public TCP Ports | None | Randomly Allocated/High ports | ANY |
| Connection Rate-limiting | Unlimited | 60-260/min | Unlimited |
| Expose with a Domain | |||
| Custom Domains | (extra cost) | ||
| Connect Services Without Exposing Them | |||
| Kubernetes LoadBalancer integration | |||
| Data Sovereignty | |||
| Compatible Network Configurations | NAT | HTTP_PROXY, NAT and Captive Portals | HTTP_PROXY, NAT and Captive Portals |
"We offer managed Kubernetes to regulated institutions in Switzerland. Our customers' VPCs do not allow for any incoming connections, so we use inlets to connect their OpenShift clusters to our product."
“We build a suite of managed products for Kubernetes, and inlets means that we can test our code locally without rebuilding and redeploying it for every change”
Yes, you can request a free 14-day trial here
No, inlets PRO can bind to a private or local ethernet adapter, so that only the control-plane is available publicly through an encrypted websocket.
The license is issued as a fixed-term JWT token. The license is part of the client, so you do not have to re-create your servers. Update your clients with the renewed license when you have it.
For enterprise customers you will receive a soft expiry warning only. For personal users and small businesses the client will continue to run until restarted, you should renew with ample notice.
A "tunnel-pair" is an inlets PRO client and server - both parts form a tunnel. inlets PRO is self-hosted software.
The personal license is a discounted offer for non-commercial use, however sole-proprietors and contractors may use it to demo work to clients.
Prices are listed in USD for international customers, but charged in GBP. You can pay via PayPal or Stripe using the OpenFaaS Ltd Store. Enterprise customers can pay by invoice and bank transfer.
Inlets PRO can be used in any network because the client makes an outbound connection first to establish its link. This includes: NAT, Carrier Grade NAT (CGN), VPCs, containers, Kubernetes and even hotel WiFi. If you want to test your network conditions, just take out a free 14-day trial at any time.
inlets, inlets-operator, and inletsctl are all licensed as MIT. inlets PRO has a proprietary license.
Inlets PRO is currently available for a minimum purchase of 12-months.
You can pay pro-rata to add more tunnels to your package.
We trust our users to purchase the correct license for their usage and so inlets PRO doesn't include a "call home" mechanism. In return we provide a simple fixed-term license key.
