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wstunnel

Tunnel TCP and UDP traffic over WebSocket or HTTP2

Remote Access & VPN ★ 7.1k stars Medium setup BSD-3-Clause

wstunnel is an open-source tool that tunnels TCP and UDP traffic over WebSocket or HTTP2 to bypass restrictive firewalls and proxies. It is self-hosted to reach services behind network barriers.

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Key features

  • Tunnel over WebSocket
  • TCP and UDP support
  • Firewall bypass
  • Single binary

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 7.1k GitHub stars
  • Written in Rust

Is wstunnel secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for wstunnel's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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