The devproxy2 2.1.1 source release has been made.
Due to an oversight, a 2.1.0 release was also made today, although the tag has been available in the repository for some time.
What is devproxy2?
devproxy2 is an HTTP/HTTPS proxy server that redirects configured domains to an arbitrary destination. This allows a Web browser to use a production URL to access a development VM/container.
In combination with an extension like Proxy Switcher and Manager, choosing production or development is fast and simple, and has a graphical status indication.
It is also possible to use NAT port forwarding (e.g. port 8080 on the host to port 80 on the VM) to access the development code, without the development code needing to know that the browser sees it on a nonstandard port. That information is held only in the proxy and forwarding configurations.
Release Details
Since the 2.1.0 release, the following changes have been made:
- The security posture has been improved, per advice that was posted on r/netsec.
- The default ports for servers are applied correctly; this feature was broken in 2.1.0 with the switch to go-toml 2.x.
- The author is using Podman for testing instead of Docker.
- Dependencies have been updated.
Please file any problems in GitHub issues.
One Last Thing
Please consider using Firefox and maybe even donating to Mozilla. The web needs genuine competition to remain free and open.