wstunnel uses the websocket protocol which is compatible with http in order to bypass firewalls and proxies. Wstunnel allows you to tunnel whatever traffic you want and access whatever resources/site you need.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Easy to use.
- Good error messages and debug information.
- Static forward (reverse) tunneling (TCP, UDP, Unix socket, Stdio).
- Dynamic (reverse) tunneling (Socks5 proxy, HTTP proxy and Transparent Proxy).
- Support for using http proxy (when behind one) as gateway.
- Support of proxy protocol.
- Support for tls/https server with certificates auto-reload (with embedded self-signed certificate, or your own).
- Support of mTLS with certificates auto-reload – documentation here.
- Support IPv6.
- Support for Websocket and HTTP2 as transport protocol (websocket is more performant).
- Standalone binaries.
Website: github.com/erebe/wstunnel
Support:
Developer: Erèbe – Romain Gerard
License: BSD 3-Clause “New” or “Revised” License
wstunnel is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| isatapd | Creates and maintains an ISATAP tunnel |
| ClashT | Rule-based tunnel in Go |
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