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A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet.
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review score
Problem solved
frp solves the problem of making local servers accessible from the internet without requiring a public IP or complex router configuration. It is commonly used for exposing development servers, SSH access, or internal web services securely.
Deployment reality
The available setup signal starts with: The README does not provide explicit installation commands, but typical Go projects offer pre-built binaries or `go install`. Users should check the release page for binaries or build from source.. Treat this as a starting point, then ask Codex or Claude to inspect the README, environment variables, runtime version, and deployment target before production use.
Commercial use
The recorded license is Apache-2.0. This is a useful commercial-use signal, but teams should still verify license text, dependencies, model/API terms, and trademark constraints.
Capability ceiling
Based on the README, frp supports a wide range of protocols and features including TCP/UDP multiplexing, HTTP/HTTPS routing, P2P connections, TLS encryption, authentication (token and OIDC), bandwidth limits, health checks, and dynamic proxy management. It also offers a dashboard and Prometheus monitoring. Limitations include the complexity of configuration for advanced scenarios and the fact that v2 is not backward compatible with v1.
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fatedier/frp is tracked as a Go project in the Infrastructure area. This evaluation combines public GitHub metadata, category signals, short source summaries, and Git-Stars editorial rules rather than copying project documentation.
Momentum check: the repository has 109k total stars, with +55 today, +180 this week, and +571 this month. These growth windows help distinguish durable adoption from short-lived visibility spikes.
Maintenance check: current activity is Moderate; the latest push was 66 days ago, and the open issue queue is 48, about 0.04% of total stars. Treat this as an adoption signal, not a substitute for engineering due diligence.
Adoption check: 15k forks and 109k watchers suggest how often the project is reused or followed. License signal: Apache-2.0. Always verify license compatibility before commercial or internal use.
Practical fit: this project is most relevant when you need Go teams evaluating ecosystem-native tooling. Be cautious when you need a legal review, security audit, or production SLA.
Source check: Git-Stars currently has 2 explicit source reference(s) for this report and a recent growth signal of 571. Follow the original GitHub repository for final install, security, and release information.
Analysis
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Sources
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License
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Maintenance
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Momentum
109k Stars
Reuse
15k Forks
Attention
109k Watchers
Maintenance
moderate
License
Apache-2.0
Open issues
48
frp is a fast reverse proxy that exposes local servers behind NAT or firewalls to the Internet, supporting TCP, UDP, HTTP, and HTTPS protocols, with a P2P connect mode.
Key Features
- Supports TCP, UDP, HTTP, and HTTPS protocols for forwarding requests to internal services. - Offers P2P connect mode for direct peer-to-peer connections. - Includes features like encryption, compression, load balancing, health checks, and hot-reloading of configuration.
Infrastructure
Cloud, deployment, networking, containers, and platform tooling
The README does not provide explicit installation commands, but typical Go projects offer pre-built binaries or `go install`. Users should check the release page for binaries or build from source.80
Health Score
Moderate
Commit Activity
Dec 21, 2015
Created
Aug 9, 2026
Last push
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Forks
Open
Watchers
fatedier
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Forked
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