Zoraxy by tobychui
A general purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool. Now written in Go!
About Zoraxy
From the project's README at github.com/tobychui/zoraxy. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A general purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool. Now written in Go! Features Simple to use interface with detail in-system instructions Reverse Proxy (HTTP/2) Virtual Directory WebSocket Proxy (automatic, no set-up needed) Basic Auth Alias Hostnames Custom Headers Load Balancing Redirection Rules TLS / SSL setup and deploy ACME features like auto-renew to serve your sites in https SNI support (and SAN certs) DNS Challenge for Let's Encrypt and these DNS providers Blacklist / Whitelist by country or IP address (single IP, CIDR or wildcard for beginners) Stream Proxy (TCP & UDP) Integrated Up-time Monitor Web-SSH Terminal Plugin System Utilities CIDR IP converters mDNS Scanner Wake-On-Lan Debug Forward Proxy IP Scanner Port Scanner Community Contributed Features Forward-Auth Support (e.g. Authelia, Authentik) Oauth2 Support reCAPTCHA Others Basic single-admin management mode External permission management system for easy system integration SMTP config for password reset Dark Theme Mode Downloads
Windows / Linux (amd64) / [Linux (arm64)](https://github.com/tobychui/zoraxy/releases/latest/download/zoraxy_l
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 5.1k | github.com/tobychui/zoraxy |
| GitHub forks | 291 | github.com/tobychui/zoraxy |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 3.5 years | since Nov 2022 |
| Last commit | 6 days ago | May 1, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 59 | last: 9 days ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
CVE-2026-33529. Ready to self-host Zoraxy?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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