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ilanyu/reverseproxy

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TLDR

A tiny command-line reverse proxy written in Go that forwards incoming web traffic from one address to another, useful for routing requests or exposing services on different ports.

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    What It Does
      Forward web traffic
      Change ports
      Route requests
    Usage
      Two CLI flags
      Pre-built binaries
    Platforms
      Linux
      macOS
      Windows
    Audience
      Developers
      Server admins
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Forward traffic from one port to another on your server without writing any code.

USE CASE 2

Expose a local service at a different address or port during development.

USE CASE 3

Route all incoming requests to a different backend URL with a single command.

Tech stack

Go

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
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In plain English

ReverseProxy is a small command-line tool written in Go that forwards incoming web traffic from one address to another. A reverse proxy sits in front of another server: clients connect to the proxy, and the proxy passes their requests along to a target address, then returns the responses. This can be used to route traffic, change ports, or expose a service at a different address. The tool is distributed as a pre-built binary for different operating systems and CPU types. Running it requires two flags: one to set the local address and port to listen on (defaulting to port 8888), and one to set the destination URL to forward requests to. The README shows a single usage example that listens on port 8081 and forwards all traffic to a target website. The README is sparse and provides no further documentation beyond the command-line flags.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me the command to use ilanyu/reverseproxy to forward all traffic on port 8080 to http://localhost:3000.
Prompt 2
How do I run ilanyu/reverseproxy to expose a service running on port 5000 as port 80?
Prompt 3
What flags does ilanyu/reverseproxy accept and what is the default port it listens on?
Prompt 4
Give me a shell script that starts ilanyu/reverseproxy in the background and forwards port 8888 to a target URL.
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