Reproxy

Spec sheet

Purpose

Reproxy is an HTTP(S) edge server and reverse proxy that routes requests to destination servers using configured providers.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Integrations

Documented service-discovery integrations include Docker and Consul Catalog; SSL DNS challenge providers include Cloudflare and AWS Route 53.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Security

The documentation recommends running the container as a less-privileged user when Docker discovery is not needed and warns that forwarded IP headers can be spoofed unless controlled by a trusted proxy.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Access controls

It supports IP-based route restrictions and global or per-route basic authentication.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Container security

The container runs as root by default, and the documentation recommends using a less-privileged user when Docker discovery is not needed.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Distribution

Reproxy is distributed as a self-contained binary and Docker image, with Homebrew installation and Debian and RPM packages also documented.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Docker discovery

Its Docker provider can automatically discover running containers and configure them as routing destinations.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Extensibility

It supports external plugins implemented as independent processes or containers using RPC.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Health and balancing

Reproxy provides live health checks and fail-over/load-balancing for destinations.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Management

The management server provides route information and Prometheus metrics.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Monitoring

Its optional management server exposes route information and Prometheus metrics.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Project status

The project says it is under active development and may have breaking changes before version 1; it describes version 0.4.x as suitable for real-life use.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Routing providers

The documented providers are static, file, Docker, and Consul Catalog, and multiple providers can be used at once.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Service discovery

Its Docker provider can automatically discover running containers as routing destinations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

SSL

It supports automatic Let’s Encrypt certificates and user-provided certificates.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Static assets

It includes a static assets server with an optional SPA-friendly mode.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Supported systems

The installation documentation lists Linux, macOS, and Windows builds, including x86_64 and ARM variants for some systems.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

TLS

Reproxy supports automatic SSL certificates through ACME/Let’s Encrypt and user-provided certificates.Read 5 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Traffic management

It supports health checks, failover, and load balancing.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reproxy.io

Where Specifiction places it

• Reverse Proxy Software#26 of 337.1