All projects · Python

mitmproxy by mitmproxy

Python MIT SECURITY.md 2 open advisories

An interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers.

pythonsecurityman-in-the-middletlssslhttphttp2websocketproxydebuggingmitmproxy
Verdict 80/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 26986k docker pulls 2 open CVEs Last release 24 days ago

Self-host mitmproxy on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Deploy mitmproxy on hetzner → View on GitHub
Health score
80 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
43k
4.5k forks

About mitmproxy

From the project's README at github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

[](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/actions?query=branch%3Amain) [![autofix.ci: enabled](https://shields.mitmproxy.org/badge/autofix.ci-yes-success?logo=data:image/svg+xml;base64,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

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
79
maturity
100
community
91
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
43

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 43k github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy
GitHub forks 4.5k github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy
Docker Hub pulls 26986k hub.docker.com / mitmproxy
PYPI downloads (last month) 4577k mitmproxy

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age16.2 yearssince Feb 2010
Last commit5 days agoMay 2, 2026
Releases shipped80last: 24 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

Security advisories

13 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 2 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: GHSA-527g-3w9m-29hv.

What people say on Hacker News

Ready to self-host mitmproxy?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Deploy on hetzner → $4.13/mo Read install docs on GitHub

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

Similar open-source projects

Projects in our directory that replace the same SaaS or share topics with mitmproxy.

aiohttp
Asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python
★ 16,429 $4.13/mo
caddy
Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS
★ 72,090 $4.13/mo
hoppscotch
Open-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Sou
★ 79,098 $4.13/mo
lego
Let's Encrypt/ACME client and library written in Go
★ 9,518 $4.13/mo
requests
A simple, yet elegant, HTTP library.
★ 53,959 $4.13/mo
gunicorn
gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is a WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX, fast clients and sleepy applications.
★ 10,557 $4.13/mo

Frequently asked questions

Last verified . Data refreshes every 30 minutes.