honmashironeko/ProxyCat

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2581 stars · 268 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ProxyCat is a self-hosted tunnel proxy pool middleware that turns short-lived proxy IPs into a stable fixed tunnel endpoint over HTTP/SOCKS5. It automatically fetches, validates, and rotates upstream proxies with a Web UI and Docker deployment.

Use cases

• rotate short-lived proxy IPs behind a fixed tunnel address
• hide or change my IP during penetration testing
• build a self-hosted proxy pool from cheap short-term IPs
• provide a single SOCKS5/HTTP proxy endpoint that auto-switches failing proxies
• manage proxy authentication and blacklists via a web UI
• deploy a proxy pool with Docker

When to choose

• you need a fixed proxy address backed by cheap short-lived IPs
• you want automatic proxy validation and failover switching
• you need HTTP and SOCKS5 listening with auth and black/white lists
• you want a Docker-deployable proxy pool with a web management UI

When to avoid

• you need a full VPN or encrypted tunnel rather than a proxy pool
• you only need a single static proxy without rotation
• you require commercial-grade support or guaranteed uptime
• you need protocol support like Shadowsocks or airport subscriptions (planned, not implemented)

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proxy networking security self-hosted http-server security networking penetration-testing privacy self-hosted python cross-platform self-hosted proxy-pool tunnel-proxy rotating-proxy socks5 http-proxy red-team penetration-testing-tools docker linux

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