# nadoo/glider

glider is a forward proxy with multiple protocols support, and also a dns/dhcp server with ipset management features.

Repository: https://github.com/nadoo/glider
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/glider
Language: Go
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: go, golang, proxy, socks5, http-proxy, dnsmasq, transparent-proxy, dns, ipset, udp-proxy, websocket, ssh-tunnel, dhcp, tunnel
Last push: 2026-07-15T15:41:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3338, "days_push": 49, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3702, forks 474 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:14.975378+00:00)

## What it is
glider is a Go-based forward proxy supporting many protocols (SOCKS5, HTTP, Shadowsocks, Trojan, VLESS, VMess, SSH, etc.) that can act as both proxy client and server with flexible proxy chains and load balancing. It also includes a DNS forwarding server, DHCP server, and Linux ipset management features.

## Use cases
- run a local socks5/http proxy server
- chain multiple proxies together with failover
- set up a dns forwarding server that resolves over a proxy
- automatically add resolved domain ips to linux ipset
- load balance traffic across multiple proxy forwarders
- run a simple dhcp server with failover
- tunnel udp traffic through a proxy

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured transparent proxy ecosystem like clash with gui and rule providers
- you only need a simple http proxy without dns/dhcp features
- you require windows or macos ipset support, which is linux-only

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, networking, caching, load-testing
- domain: networking, privacy, censorship-circumvention, self-hosted
- platform: windows, go, cli, self-hosted
- tags: forward-proxy, socks5, http-proxy, transparent-proxy, dns-forwarder, dhcp-server, ipset, proxy-chains, tunnel, trojan, vless, vmess, shadowsocks, ssh-tunnel, udp-proxy, load-balancing, command-line, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- nadoo/glider (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:14.975378+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:01.530967+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nadoo/glider (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:14.975378+00:00, sha 395a35d22a99)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.