# mmatczuk/go-http-tunnel

Fast and secure tunnels over HTTP/2

Repository: https://github.com/mmatczuk/go-http-tunnel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-http-tunnel
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: go, golang, http, http2, tcp, tls, tls-tunnel, tunnel, proxy, local-machine, url, basic-authentication
Last push: 2026-07-02T16:09:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3612, "days_push": 62, "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 3330, forks 312 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:56.582007+00:00)

## What it is
A reverse tunnel tool based on HTTP/2 that exposes localhost services to the public internet via a server (tunneld) and client (tunnel) pair. It supports HTTP proxying with basic auth, TCP proxying, SNI vhost proxying, and client auto-reconnect.

## Use cases
- expose localhost to the internet without a public IP
- test webhook integrations locally
- host a game server from home
- manage IoT devices behind NAT
- share a local dev server with teammates
- self-hosted ngrok alternative

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted tunnel server you fully control
- you want HTTP/2 multiplexed tunnels with TLS mutual auth
- you need TCP as well as HTTP proxying
- you prefer a lightweight Go binary over ngrok

## When to avoid
- you want a zero-config hosted service with a public endpoint
- you need actively modernized features or a large community
- AGPL-3.0 licensing is incompatible with your use
- you need WebSocket-heavy or QUIC-based tunneling

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: proxy, http-server, networking, security, cli
- domain: networking, developer-tools, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: windows, go, cli, self-hosted
- tags: http2, reverse-tunnel, tls, localhost-tunnel, ngrok-alternative, tcp-proxy, sni-vhost, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mmatczuk/go-http-tunnel (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.582007+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 2026-08-29T18:41:43.490922+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mmatczuk/go-http-tunnel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.582007+00:00, sha 117329ce75ca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.