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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ primarily targeted toward self-hosters and developers who want to do things
like exposing a local webserver via a public domain name, with automatic HTTPS,
even if behind a NAT or other restricted network.
# The dream
# The dream (Sep 2020)
I started this list because I'm looking for a simple tool/service that does the
following:
@ -17,23 +17,32 @@ following:
* Provides a simple GUI interface to allow me to map X domain/subdomain to Y port
on Z client, and proxy all connections to that domain.
So far I haven't found a tool that does all of this. In particular, while some
~~So far I haven't found a tool that does all of this. In particular, while some
of them can do automatic certs through Lets's Encrypt, none of them integrate
the domain registration and DNS management.
the domain registration and DNS management.~~
**UPDATE:** Since starting this list I found most of the other solutions to be
either too complicated or making different tradeoffs than I would want. I have
two of my own projects in this space:
## UPDATE (Jan 2022)
1. [SirTunnel](https://github.com/anderspitman/SirTunnel) is I believe the
minimal way of getting auto-HTTPS tunneled through to a private network.
It's just a 50-line Python script that leverages Caddy and OpenSSH, but you
need to understand how it works to use it. This one is good for developers.
Since starting this list, things have changed considerably.
First, Cloudflare Argo Tunnel was renamed to [Cloudflare Tunnel](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/install-and-setup)
and changed to a free product. Cloudflare also launched their [domain registrar](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/).
If you're looking for a simple production-quality tunneling solution, Cloudflare is
what I recommend for most people today. It doesn't provide a GUI for managing
tunnels, and you have to trust Cloudflare with your data, but it's a very
good product.
2. [boringproxy](https://boringproxy.io/) is my take on a comprehensive tunnel
proxy solution. It's in beta but currently solves almost everything I want except
auto DNS management, and that's planned. Once the server is running this is a very
easy tool to use, and is targeted at non-developers.
That said, at the same time Cloudflare was making these changes, I started
two projects of my own: [boringproxy](https://boringproxy.io/), an open
source, end-to-end encrypted tunneling system, and [TakingNames.io](https://takingnames.io/blog/introducing-takingnames-io),
a domain name provider designed for self-hosters and based on open protocols.
Now that it's integrated with TakingNames.io, boringproxy checks all the boxes
on the list above.
Maintenance of this list is now also sponsored by TakingNames.io.
<a href='https://takingnames.io'>
<img src='https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7820200/148330003-5f8062ff-22b2-423d-b945-3db87abf10e5.png' width='400'></img>
</a>
# Open source (at least with a reasonably permissive license)