boringproxy
Simple self-hosted reverse proxy and tunnel manager
boringproxy is a simple but powerful tool for tunneling from a public server to a private machine, with automatic HTTPS. It is designed to be boringly reliable and easy to run.
Key features
- Automatic HTTPS
- Single binary
- Web admin UI
- Self-hosted tunneling
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (1.4k GitHub stars)
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