Goodbye tunnels, hello agent endpoints

Ngrok has rebranded its "tunnels" as "agent endpoints" to better align with industry standards and existing terminology used in its dashboard and API, introducing changes in the agent's configuration file and command-line interface (CLI). With version 3.16.0 of the agent, a new configuration file format (version 3) has been launched, offering a unified approach to terminology and configuration across the CLI and configuration files for enhanced clarity and consistency. The transition involves collapsing domain and protocol fields into a single URL field and using traffic policies for more flexible management, while endpoints now take precedence over tunnels in configuration files. Despite the deprecation of version 2 configuration files and certain CLI flags, they remain operational for compliance with the agent version support policy, with full removal planned in a future major release. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version to access new features, such as specifying network addresses with a unified --url flag and adding custom information with --description and --metadata flags, and are invited to provide feedback through the ngrok community repository.

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