I built an open-source reverse proxy with WAF features (NetGoat)

2 DuckeyDev 1 8/24/2025, 2:36:01 PM github.com ↗

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DuckeyDev · 2h ago
I’ve been hacking on something I’m calling NetGoat. It started because I wanted Cloudflare-style reverse proxying + basic WAF functionality, but without the lock-in or the SaaS overhead. I ended up building my own and figured it might be useful to others here.

It’s still early, and nothing works but im planning to have: Reverse proxy with domain-based routing Basic request inspection + blocking (lightweight WAF) Built to be self-hosted Uses Bun/Node under the hood Simple to extend, with an eye toward being developer-friendly Repo: https://github.com/cloudable-dev/netgoat

Happy to answer questions, share internals, or hear your pain