Best self-hosted Proxy apps

A proxy is a server application that acts as an intermediary between a client requesting a resource and the server providing that resource. This section about forward (i.e. outgoing) proxies. For reverse proxies, see the Web Server section.

9 open source Proxy tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.

imgproxy

★ 10,875

Fast and secure standalone server for resizing and converting remote images.

Proxy MIT

iodine

★ 7,913

IPv4 over DNS tunnel solution, enabling you to start up a socks5 proxy listener.

Proxy ISC

Outline Server

★ 6,220

A proxy server that runs a Shadowsocks instance for each access key and a REST API to manage the access keys.

Proxy Apache-2.0

Tinyproxy

★ 5,886

Light-weight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon.

Proxy GPL-2.0

sish

★ 4,661

HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP tunnels to localhost using only SSH (serveo/ngrok alternative).

Proxy MIT

socks5-proxy-server

★ 140

SOCKS5 proxy server with built-in authentication and Telegram-bot for user management and user statistics on data spent (handy when you pay per GB of data). It is dockerised and simple to install.

Proxy Apache-2.0

g3proxy

Forward proxy server supporting proxy chaining, protocol inspection, MITM Interception, ICAP adaptation and transparent proxy.

Proxy Apache-2.0

Privoxy

Non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.

Proxy GPL-2.0

Squid

Caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages.

Proxy GPL-2.0

Frequently asked questions

What are the best self-hosted Proxy tools?

Among the 9 options, the most popular include imgproxy, iodine, Outline Server. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.

Is there a free open source alternative for Proxy?

Yes — all 9 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.

Where can I host a Proxy app?

On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.