Sozu
Hot-reconfigurable HTTP reverse proxy in Rust
Sozu is an open-source HTTP reverse proxy written in Rust that can be reconfigured at runtime without dropping connections. It is built for safety and zero-downtime configuration changes.
Key features
- Hot configuration reload
- Memory-safe Rust core
- Zero-downtime changes
- Runtime control API
Strengths
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (3.7k GitHub stars)
- Written in Rust
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