Golang Reverse Proxy for Port Forwarding

Welcome to the Golang Reverse Proxy for Port Forwarding project! This repository contains a simple Go application that acts as a reverse proxy, allowing you to forward traffic from a local port to a target IP and port. This can be useful for various networking scenarios, such as exposing a service running on a local machine to the internet or forwarding requests to a backend server.

How to Use

Follow the steps below to set up and use the reverse proxy:

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your system:

1. Go
2. Git

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/golang-reverse-proxy.git

2. Use the provided Makefile to download and vendor dependencies, and build the project:

   make all

Running the Reverse Proxy

To start the reverse proxy, use the following command:

./rpg run -ip TARGETIP --to TARGETPORT --from LOCALPORT

• Replace TARGETIP with the IP address of the target server where you want to forward the traffic.
• Replace TARGETPORT with the port on the target server where you want to forward the traffic.
• Replace LOCALPORT with the local port on your machine from which you want to forward the traffic.

Example:

./rpg run -ip 192.168.1.100 --to 8080 --from 8888

This will set up the reverse proxy to forward traffic from localhost:8888 to 192.168.1.100:8080.

Stopping the Reverse Proxy

To stop the reverse proxy, press Ctrl+C in the terminal where it's running. The proxy will gracefully shut down and stop forwarding traffic.

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this project by submitting pull requests or reporting issues. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Happy port forwarding!