:warning: phroxy is no longer in development and has been archived. thanks for all the fun. :warning:
`phroxy` is a small, multi-threaded web server that proxies Gopher
requests through HTTP. It's meant to be run locally or behind an HTTPS
proxy and was written for [gogo](https://github.com/xvxx/gogo), a
WebKit-based Gopher desktop client.
To use it locally, run `phroxy` in a terminal then visit its URL
in your favorite web browser. You'll be burrowin' through the
Gophersphere in no time!
If you want to setup a private instance of phroxy on the real web so
you can browse Gopher using your tablet or TV, we recommend running it
behind an HTTPS proxy like [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/v1/):
$ cat Caddyfile
your-website.com
proxy / localhost:8080
$ sudo caddy -host your-website.com
# in another terminal:
$ phroxy -p 8080
Listening at http://0.0.0.0:8080...
Behind the scenes, phroxy attempts to make all Gopher connections
using "secure Gopher" (TLS). If that doesn't work, it drops to a
regular TCP connection.
## screenies
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| The Lonely Cabin | sdf.org |
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| gopherproject.org | gopherproject.org |
## usage
phroxy [options]
Options:
-p, --port NUM Port to bind to.
-h, --host NAME Hostname to bind to.
-g, --gopher URL Default Gopher URL to load.
Other flags:
-h, --help Print this screen.
-v, --version Print phroxy version.
## installation
phroxy is currently only available through https://crates.io/:
cargo install phroxy
You can also build a release binary yourself by cloning this
repository:
git clone https://github.com/xvxx/phroxy
cd phroxy
cargo build --release
./target/release/phroxy -h
## development
cargo run -- -p 8080
You can set the start screen to your own Gopher server. [phd][phd]
perhaps?
# start gopher
phd
┬ Listening on 0.0.0.0:7070 at /Users/randy/Code/phroxy
# then start phroxy
cargo run -- -p 8080 -g 0.0.0.0:7070
# and visit it in your web browser
open http://127.0.0.1:8080
## credits
phroxy's design is based on
[phetch](https://github.com/xvxx/phetch)
and inspired by
[Gaufre](https://gitlab.com/commonshost/gaufre).
The proxy idea comes from older gopher/web proxy sites like
https://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/.
It was made for gogo, which was inspired by lartu's
[OpenNapkin](https://github.com/Lartu/OpenNapkin) client.
## todo
- [ ] man page