Chisel
Fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP secured by SSH
Chisel is a fast TCP and UDP tunnel transported over HTTP and secured with SSH. It is a single executable that helps bypass firewalls and provide secure endpoints.
Key features
- TCP/UDP over HTTP
- SSH-secured tunnels
- Single binary
- Firewall traversal
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 16.4k GitHub stars
- Written in Go
Chisel replaces
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