http-party/node-http-proxy

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node-http-proxy is a programmable HTTP proxying library for Node.js that supports websockets, HTTPS, and request/response modification. It is suitable for building reverse proxies, load balancers, and other proxying components.

Use cases

• set up a reverse proxy in front of my node app
• proxy HTTP requests to a backend server
• proxy websocket connections
• build a simple load balancer in node.js
• rewrite proxy request headers
• modify responses from a proxied server
• proxy HTTPS traffic

When to choose

• you need an embeddable, programmable HTTP proxy inside a Node.js application
• you need websocket proxying support
• you want to build a custom reverse proxy or load balancer with custom logic

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured production proxy like nginx or HAProxy
• you need an actively developed library with ongoing feature work
• you need HTTP/2 or advanced protocol support

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

proxy http-server middleware websocket load-testing web-development backend networking developer-tools cross-platform http-proxy reverse-proxy load-balancer websockets https nodejs

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