[HPTP] (High performance TCP proxy)

hptp is a high-performance TCP proxy designed to forward traffic to a specified host and ports with configurable runtime options.

Features

• Supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
• Configurable logging levels.
• Choice between single-threaded and multi-threaded runtime.
• Fast and efficient, using splice sys calls on linux.

Usage

Command Line Arguments

• --v4 (alias: --ipv4): Enable IPv4.
• --v6 (alias: --ipv6): Enable IPv6.
• --host <HOST>: Specify the host to forward traffic to.
• --ports <PORTS>: Specify the port\s to forward traffic to.
• --runtime <Runtime type> (alias: --rt): Specify runtime (default single-threaded).

by default if neither --v4 or --v6 are specified, --v4 is enabled

Example

hptp run --host example.com --ports [80,443] --log info --runtime multi-threaded

this would route all IPv4 traffic on 0.0.0.0 on ports 80 and 443 to example.com:<port>

hptp set-up-daemon --host example.com --ports [80,443] --log info --runtime multi-threaded

this would do the same as above except it would run it as a daemon

Configuration

Subcommands

hptp run <run arguments> runs the hptp proxy
hptp set-up-daemon <daemon> <run arguments>
hptp remove-daemon <daemon> removes

on windows and mac daemon is implicit, but on linux must be specified, currently hptp supports either systemd or open-rc

Run Arguments

Runtime Types

• single-threaded: Runs the proxy on a single thread.
• multi-threaded: Runs the proxy on multiple threads.

Ports Array

The ports array allows you to specify which ports the proxy should forward traffic to. You can define this array in several ways:

1. Individual Ports: You can list individual port numbers separated by commas.

   • Example: [80, 443, 8080]

2. Inclusive Ranges: You can specify a range of ports using the .. syntax, which includes both the start and end values.

   • Example: [80..90] (This includes ports 80, 81, ..., 90)

3. Exclusive Ranges: You can specify a range of ports using the ..!= syntax, which includes the start value but excludes the end value.

   • Example: [80..!=90] (This includes ports 80, 81, ..., 89)

The ports array is parsed from a string representation, and it supports a mix of individual ports and ranges. Here’s how it works:

• ports should be non-zero
• The string should start with [ and end with ].
• Inside the brackets, ports and ranges are separated by commas.
• Each element can be an individual port, an inclusive range, or an exclusive range.

note, passing in one port number also works

Examples

[80, 443, 20..24, 2040..!=2080]
[80..90, 443, 8080]

Host

The host parameter specifies the destination host to which the proxy will forward traffic. This can be an IP address or a hostname. Here are some examples:

• IPv4 Address: 127.0.0.1
• IPv6 Address: ::1
• Hostname: example.com

The host parameter ensures that all traffic received by the proxy is directed to the specified host. This is useful for scenarios where you want to centralize traffic management or redirect traffic to a specific server.