# go-gost/gost

GO Simple Tunnel - a simple tunnel written in golang

Repository: https://github.com/go-gost/gost
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-gost-gost
Homepage: https://gost.run
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: http, https, websocket, http2, quic, http3, shadowsocks, kcp, golang, tuntap, tunnel, dns, ssh, dtls, reverse-proxy, grpc, socks5, icmp-tunnel, socks4a, tun2socks
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:47:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 57, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2394, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 284, "gap_med": 19.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7355, forks 816 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:58.473886+00:00)

## What it is
GOST (GO Simple Tunnel) is a Go-based multi-protocol tunnel and proxy tool supporting HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, Shadowsocks, WebSocket, QUIC, KCP, SSH, gRPC and more. It supports forward proxies, TCP/UDP port forwarding, reverse proxy tunnels with NAT traversal, multi-hop forwarding chains, TUN/TAP devices, and dynamic configuration via CLI, YAML/JSON config files, or a Web API.

## Use cases
- set up a socks5 or http proxy server
- tunnel traffic through multiple proxy hops
- forward a local port to a remote server
- expose an internal service behind NAT to the public internet
- build an encrypted tunnel over websocket or quic
- run a shadowsocks-compatible proxy
- route traffic through a chain of relays
- create a tun2socks VPN-style setup

## When to choose
- you need a single self-contained binary supporting many proxy and tunnel protocols
- you want multi-hop forwarding chains with load balancing and routing control
- you need reverse proxy tunnels for NAT traversal
- you want dynamic configuration via Web API and Prometheus metrics

## When to avoid
- you only need a simple static reverse proxy like nginx
- you need a full mesh VPN solution like WireGuard or Tailscale
- you require commercial support or custom development
- you need guaranteed compatibility of exotic protocols (QUIC, HTTP/3) across different tunnel software

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, networking, vpn, monitoring, plugin-system
- domain: networking, security, privacy, self-hosted, censorship-circumvention, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli, go
- tags: tunnel, socks5, http-proxy, shadowsocks, port-forwarding, reverse-proxy, tun2socks, relay-chain, quic, kcp, websocket-tunnel, ssh-tunnel, tunneling, load-balancing, linux, macos, docker, android

## Member repositories
- go-gost/gost (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:58.473886+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 2026-08-29T17:38:26.174462+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/go-gost/gost (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:58.473886+00:00, sha b47ee1224506)
  - homepage: https://gost.run (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:55.766201+00:00, sha a6c1d7e84a93)
  - site_page: https://gost.run/getting-started/quick-start (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:55.775121+00:00, sha aecd5e89489d)
  - site_page: https://gost.run/getting-started/configuration-overview (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:55.776882+00:00, sha 40ccd4677b41)
  - site_page: https://gost.run/getting-started/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:55.778617+00:00, sha 3227de4c2e87)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.