Self-Hosted Proxy Servers: 67 Open-Source Apps
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Homelab Novice
Wants it running tonight, with one command.
MediaMTX20.4k
MediaMTX is a ready-to-use real-time media server and media proxy for publishing, reading, proxying, recording, and playing back video and audio streams.
- Live demo
- Documented
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Homelab Expert
Runs a stack already and wants it to plug in.
blocky7.0k
Blocky is a DNS proxy and ad-blocker for local networks, built in Go.
- REST or GraphQL API
- Postgres support
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Homelab Hacker
Wants control: APIs, scripts and many ways to run it.
Warpgate8.1k
A transparent bastion host for SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, MySQL, and PostgreSQL that records sessions and provides a built-in web admin UI.
- Scriptable API
- Many ways to install
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67 projects
Caddy
77.8k
Caddy is an extensible web server and server platform that uses TLS by default and automates HTTPS.
Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+1
Traefik
65.2k
Traefik is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer for deploying microservices.
Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+2
2 Containers
NGINX
31.9k
NGINX is a high-performance web server, reverse proxy, load balancer, API gateway, and content cache.
Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+2
CapRover
15.2k
CapRover is a deployment platform and webserver manager for NodeJS, Python, PHP, ASP.NET, Ruby, and common databases.
Platform as a ServiceSelf Hosting SolutionsWeb Servers+4
Not FOSS
Nginx Proxy Manager
34.4k
A Docker-based Nginx reverse proxy manager with a web admin interface for forwarding hosts and managing SSL certificates.
Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+3
MediaMTX
20.4k
MediaMTX is a ready-to-use real-time media server and media proxy for publishing, reading, proxying, recording, and playing back video and audio streams.
Multimedia StreamingMedia ServersVideo Surveillance+2
Tyk
10.9k
Tyk Gateway is an open source, cloud-native API gateway for managing, securing, and monitoring APIs across REST, GraphQL, TCP, and gRPC protocols.
API ManagementProxy ServersAnalytics Tools+2
Warpgate
8.1k
A transparent bastion host for SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, MySQL, and PostgreSQL that records sessions and provides a built-in web admin UI.
Remote AccessProxy ServersAuthentication Services+2
LiteLLM
61.0k
LiteLLM is an open source AI gateway and Python SDK for calling 100+ LLM providers through a unified OpenAI-compatible interface.
API ManagementProxy ServersArtificial Intelligence+2
3 ContainersOpen Core
SearXNG
38.2k
SearXNG is a metasearch engine that lets users search the web without being tracked or profiled.
Search EnginesCopyleft LicenseSelf Hosting Solutions+1
blocky
7.0k
Blocky is a DNS proxy and ad-blocker for local networks, built in Go.
DNS ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+2
Fully FOSS
Lura
6.8k
An open framework for building ultra-performance API gateways and proxy generators with middlewares.
API ManagementProxy ServersNetwork Utilities+1
Kamailio
3.0k
Kamailio is an open source SIP signaling server for VoIP, instant messaging, and presence.
SIP CommunicationCopyleft LicenseProxy Servers+1
Zoraxy
5.5k
Zoraxy is a general-purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool with a web management interface.
Web ServersCopyleft LicenseProxy Servers+3
Kong
44.3k
Kong Gateway is a cloud-native API, LLM, and MCP gateway for proxying, routing, load balancing, authentication, and plugin-based traffic control.
API ManagementArtificial IntelligencePermissive License+3
2 ContainersOpen Core
OpenZiti
4.4k
OpenZiti is an open-source zero-trust networking platform that makes services invisible to unauthorized users and secures connections with cryptographic identity and end-to-end encryption.
Miscellaneous ToolsNetwork UtilitiesRemote Access+3
Pomerium
5.0k
Pomerium is an identity- and context-aware reverse proxy that provides secure, clientless access to internal web apps and services without a corporate VPN.
Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+2
2 Containers
authentik
25.9k
authentik is an open-source identity provider for modern SSO that supports SAML, OAuth2/OIDC, LDAP, RADIUS, and related identity management use cases.
Authentication ServicesPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+1
3 ContainersOpen Core
rathole
14.3k
A secure, high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal that forwards services behind a NAT to the Internet.
Proxy ServersNetwork UtilitiesRemote Access+1
Anubis
23.2k
Anubis is a web AI firewall utility that uses challenges to protect upstream resources from scraper bots.
Miscellaneous ToolsPermissive LicenseNetwork Utilities+2
sish
4.8k
Open source SSH tunneling software for forwarding HTTP(S), WS(S), TCP, aliases, and SNI traffic using plain SSH.
Proxy ServersNetwork UtilitiesRemote Access+2
SWAG (Secure Web Application Gateway)
3.7k
SWAG is a LinuxServer.io container that provides an Nginx reverse proxy with PHP support, automated SSL certificate generation/renewal, and fail2ban-based intrusion prevention.
Web ServersProxy ServersSelf Hosting Solutions+4
BunkerWeb
11.1k
BunkerWeb is an open-source web application firewall and reverse proxy based on NGINX that secures web services by default.
Web ServersCopyleft LicenseProxy Servers+1
6 ContainersOpen Core
iodine
8.0k
Iodine tunnels IPv4 data through a DNS server, enabling connectivity when only DNS traffic is allowed.
Proxy ServersPermissive LicenseNetwork Utilities+2
Routr
1.7k
Routr is a lightweight SIP proxy, location server, and registrar for building reliable, scalable SIP infrastructure.
SIP CommunicationPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+1
8 Containers
tailcat
8.3k
Tailcat is a userspace CLI and Go library that provides netcat-like connections, port forwarding, SSH, SOCKS5, and exit-node tunneling over Tailscale’s encrypted data plane without using Tailscale’s control plane.
Network UtilitiesRemote AccessProxy Servers
go-doxy
4.2k
A lightweight reverse proxy with a WebUI for managing container routes, access control, and automation.
Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+3
godoxy
4.2k
A lightweight reverse proxy with a WebUI for managing routes, containers, and Proxmox resources.
Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+2
Tinyproxy
6.0k
Tinyproxy is a small, efficient HTTP/SSL proxy daemon for small networks.
Proxy ServersNetwork UtilitiesSelf Hosting Solutions+1
Guacamole
4.0k
guacamole-server provides guacd, libguac, and protocol support libraries that form the server-side basis of Apache Guacamole remote desktop access.
Remote AccessPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+2
Stoat
2.7k
Stoat Self-Hosted provides Docker-based deployment instructions for running a full self-hosted Stoat instance, including backend, web front-end, file server, and proxy services.
Custom CommunicationsSocial NetworksFile & Object Storage+4
imgproxy
11.1k
imgproxy is a fast, secure standalone server for resizing, processing, and converting images.
Proxy ServersPermissive LicenseMedia Management+1
Single ContainerOpen Core
SafeLine
22.7k
SafeLine is a self-hosted web application firewall that protects web apps from attacks and abuse.
Web ServersCopyleft LicenseSelf Hosting Solutions+3
7 ContainersOpen CoreCloud Required
agent-vault
2.3k
An open-source HTTP credential proxy and vault that brokers API credentials for AI agents without exposing the secrets directly to the agents.
Secret ManagementProxy ServersSelf Hosting Solutions+2
2 Containers
ZNC
2.1k
ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer that sits between IRC clients and networks to buffer traffic and keep users connected.
IRC CommunicationProxy ServersSelf Hosting Solutions+2
GitProxy
256
GitProxy sits between developers and a Git remote to enforce push policies and security checks on outgoing git push operations.
Proxy Servers
9 Containers
VibeTunnel
4.7k
VibeTunnel is a terminal proxy that opens terminal sessions in a browser for remote monitoring and control, including from a phone. It ships as a macOS app and as an npm package that runs the full server with its web UI on Linux, in Docker, or on headless machines.
Remote AccessProxy ServersAI Agents+1
Single Container
versitygw
3.0k
A high-performance S3 translation gateway that turns local filesystem or other storage backends into an S3-compatible server.
File & Object StorageProxy ServersSelf Hosting Solutions
4 ContainersOpen Core
Sshwifty
3.1k
Sshwifty is a web-based SSH and Telnet client that lets users access remote shells from a browser.
Remote AccessMobile terminalsCopyleft License+3
Ferron
2.2k
Ferron is a fast, modern web server for production debugging, with readable configuration, automatic TLS, reverse proxying, and observability-focused request tracing.
Proxy ServersSelf Hosting SolutionsWeb Servers
Pangolin
23.1k
Pangolin is an identity-based remote access platform that combines reverse proxy and VPN capabilities for secure access to private and public resources.
Web ServersRemote AccessCopyleft License+3
Open Core
Lancache
907
A Docker container for caching game downloads on a local network.
Game Server PanelsPermissive LicenseSelf Hosting Solutions+2
Maza ad blocking
1.9k
A local ad blocker that updates the system hosts/DNS configuration to block ads across browsers and applications.
DNS ServersPermissive LicenseSelf Hosting Solutions+3
Single Container
GoModel
1.2k
GoModel is a fast, lightweight AI gateway written in Go that provides unified OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible APIs across many LLM providers.
Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIAI Tooling+5
6 Containers
g3proxy
897
A project for building enterprise-oriented generic proxy solutions, including forward proxy, reverse proxy, load balancer, and NAT traversal components.
Proxy ServersPermissive LicenseNetwork Utilities+1
pgdog
5.6k
PgDog is an open source proxy for scaling PostgreSQL with connection pooling, load balancing, and sharding.
Database ManagementProxy ServersSelf Hosting Solutions
4 ContainersOpen Core
DavMail
766
DavMail is a gateway that lets users access Exchange and Office 365 mailboxes with standard mail, calendar, and directory clients.
Mail Delivery AgentsCalendar and ContactsCopyleft License+2
txtdot
211
txtdot is an HTTP proxy that simplifies web pages by extracting only text, links, and images to reduce bandwidth and remove ads and heavy scripts.
Proxy ServersSelf Hosting SolutionsPermissive License