j8a
j8a is a modern TLS 1.3 reverse proxy server designed as a lightweight API gateway for REST APIs. It is built in Go and operates as a secure intermediary that forwards client requests to backend upstream services. Key features include high performance handling around 5,000 POST requests per second, TLS 1.2 and 1.3 termination with an A+ SSLLabs rating, and automatic certificate renewal using ACME. It offers zero-downtime operation and observability through API request tracing with correlation IDs for upstream microservices. Built-in application performance monitoring logs CPU and memory usage on a daily basis. j8a is suitable for developers and organizations needing a simple, secure, and fast reverse proxy to expose REST APIs, enforce TLS encryption, and route traffic to backend services. It ships as a minimal Docker image with no known vulnerabilities and supports multiplatform builds. Licensed under Apache 2.0, j8a is designed for easy deployment in containerized environments and integrates with modern CI/C