netgoat
<img width="5658" height="1600" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d30fb971-4b39-490c-ac08-0d688e8f9ada" /> # NetGoat - Self-Hostable Cloudflare Alternative (Reverse Proxy Engine) > [!IMPORTANT] > NetGoat is currently in Active Alpha. We are refining the core proxy engine and self-hosting scripts for a stable public release. Follow our progress on [Discord.](https://discord.com/invite/3aJ7MdJsZV) ## 💖 Special Thanks A huge thank you to **Cozy Critters Society** and **Snow** for being our first donors! Their support means the world to us. Check out their nonprofit here: [Cozy Critters Society](https://opencollective.com/cozy-critters-society). > _“The team at Cozy Critters Society is happy to support the development of NetGoat in hopes that we can help them succeed in making their self-hostable Cloudflare alternative.”_ --- **NetGoat** is a **blazing-fast, self-hostable reverse proxy and traffic manager** designed for developers, homelabbers, and teams who want **Cloudflare-like features** without the cost. Key Features: - **Zero Trust Networking** – secure your services without hassle. - **DDoS Protection** – keep your traffic safe from attacks. - **SSL Termination** – handle certificates automatically. - **Rate Limiting** – control traffic and prevent abuse. - **WebSocket Support** – real-time apps? No problem. Built with **modern tools** for maximum performance and developer experience: - **Bun** for super-fast runtime. - **Next.js** for robust front-end. - **Fastify** for high-performance backend. - **TailwindCSS** for sleek, responsive UI. **NetGoat** gives you full control over your traffic, security, and performance—**all self-hosted**. ### 🛠 The Stack - **Engine:** [Go](https://go.dev/) (High-concurrency proxying) - **Runtime:** [Bun](https://bun.sh/) (Fast scripting & automation) - **Control Plane:** [Next.js 15](https://nextjs.org/) & [Shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) - **Storage:** [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) (Local-first) & [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/) > Join our discord for support, annoucements, updates & bugs!! [Click Me To Join!](https://discord.com/invite/3aJ7MdJsZV)  NetGoat is an advanced reverse proxy engine designed to act as an **additional layer** on top of Cloudflare — enabling **premium-grade features**, **zero-cost scaling**, and **maximum control** for power users and homelabbers. --- ## Screenshots | Dashboard | Domain Home | | :---: | :---: | | <img src="https://cdn.hackclub.com/019cf11c-0d2d-7358-9037-9f91d43454b4/Screenshot%202026-03-15%20at%2017-16-53%20Me%20Team%20Dashboard.png" width="1670" height="1060" /> | <img src="https://cdn.hackclub.com/019cf11b-ec86-78e7-bca9-a662abbce384/Screenshot%202026-03-15%20at%2017-17-08%20NetGoat.png" width="100%" height="100%" /> | ## Features - **Anti-DDoS & WAF** — Filters like a hawk. Blocks malicious requests, bots, and common exploits. - **Rate Limiting & Request Queuing** — Your API won’t get nuked. - **Auto SSL & TLS Termination** — Free SSL with auto-renew. - **Load Balancing & Failover** — Multinode routing with zero-downtime. - **Real-Time Metrics Dashboard** — Monitor traffic, bandwidth, errors, and hits. - **Dynamic Rules Engine** — Write custom rules in JS/TS to handle routing, caching, filtering, etc. - **WebSocket & HTTP/2 Ready** — Handles modern protocols like a beast. - **Per-Domain Configs** — Define behavior per site with regex/wildcard support. - **Plugin System** — Extend NetGoat with custom plugins or middlewares. - **Cloudflare Zero Trust Support** — Acts as a trusted upstream in Zero Trust setups. - **Smart Caching Layer** — Custom cache policies per route, endpoint, or asset. ## Seamless intergration - **DNS Searching** — Automatically scans your domains to automatically create a suitable Proxy record - **Cloudflare** — Manage cloudflare tunnels and more with our UI - **Bandwidth Limits** — Limit or throttle specific domains or proxy's ## 🏢 For Enterprise & Sponsors NetGoat is building the future of open-source edge networking. We are looking for infrastructure partners (Bare Metal, VPS providers, Security firms) to help us battle-test the engine. - **Strategic Partnerships:** Reach out via [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/3aJ7MdJsZV) or [Gmail](mailto:[email protected]) - **Financial Support:** [GitHub Sponsors](#) | [Open Collective](...) ## Quick Start We recommend [datalix](https://datalix.eu/a/netgoat) for cheap and highly avaliable vps'ses https://docs.netgoat.xyz (not published yet) ## Open Source Projects That Helped me Build - [Bun](https://bun.sh) - [Github](https://github.com/oven-sh/bun) - MIT License - [ShadCN](https://ui.shadcn.com) - [Github](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui) - MIT License - [NextJS](https://nextjs.org/) - [Github](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/) - MIT License - [Fastify](https://fastify.dev) - [Github](https://github.com/fastify/fastify) - MIT License - [TailwindCSS](https://tailwindcss.com) - [Github](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss) - MIT License ## Star History <a href="https://www.star-history.com/#cloudable-dev/netgoat&Date"> <picture> <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=cloudable-dev/netgoat&type=Date&theme=dark" /> <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=cloudable-dev/netgoat&type=Date" /> <img alt="Star History Chart" src="https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=cloudable-dev/netgoat&type=Date" /> </picture> </a>