diff --git a/modules/ngrok.py b/modules/ngrok.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17e6976f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/ngrok.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from pyngrok import ngrok, conf, exception
+
+
+def connect(token, port):
+    if token == None:
+        token = 'None'
+    conf.get_default().auth_token = token
+    try:
+        public_url = ngrok.connect(port).public_url
+    except exception.PyngrokNgrokError:
+        print(f'Invalid ngrok authtoken, ngrok connection aborted.\n'
+              f'Your token: {token}, get the right one on https://dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started/your-authtoken')
+    else:
+        print(f'ngrok connected to localhost:{port}! URL: {public_url}\n'
+               'You can use this link after the launch is complete.')
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diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 8753015e..375e3afb 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--always-batch-cond-uncond", action='store_true', help="dis
 parser.add_argument("--unload-gfpgan", action='store_true', help="does not do anything.")
 parser.add_argument("--precision", type=str, help="evaluate at this precision", choices=["full", "autocast"], default="autocast")
 parser.add_argument("--share", action='store_true', help="use share=True for gradio and make the UI accessible through their site (doesn't work for me but you might have better luck)")
+parser.add_argument("--ngrok", type=str, help="ngrok authtoken, alternative to gradio --share", default=None)
 parser.add_argument("--codeformer-models-path", type=str, help="Path to directory with codeformer model file(s).", default=os.path.join(models_path, 'Codeformer'))
 parser.add_argument("--gfpgan-models-path", type=str, help="Path to directory with GFPGAN model file(s).", default=os.path.join(models_path, 'GFPGAN'))
 parser.add_argument("--esrgan-models-path", type=str, help="Path to directory with ESRGAN model file(s).", default=os.path.join(models_path, 'ESRGAN'))
diff --git a/modules/ui.py b/modules/ui.py
index fc0f3d3c..f57f32db 100644
--- a/modules/ui.py
+++ b/modules/ui.py
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ if not cmd_opts.share and not cmd_opts.listen:
     gradio.utils.version_check = lambda: None
     gradio.utils.get_local_ip_address = lambda: '127.0.0.1'
 
+if cmd_opts.ngrok != None:
+    import modules.ngrok as ngrok
+    print('ngrok authtoken detected, trying to connect...')
+    ngrok.connect(cmd_opts.ngrok, cmd_opts.port if cmd_opts.port != None else 7860)
+
 
 def gr_show(visible=True):
     return {"visible": visible, "__type__": "update"}