AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to HTTP-network-relay: Tunnel TCP over HTTP using WebSockets
We're using this to enable connectivity to devices behind NAT or firewalls. If you're using uv, you can use this project directly by running `uvx --from git+https://github.com/Thymis-io/http-network-relay [args...]`. Where `` is one of `network-relay`, `edge-agent` or `access-client`.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Side project tunneling a TCP port through WhatsApp, can be useful on airplanes or any WiFi/carrier that has unlimited social network data limits. Appreciate feedback :)
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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User space WireGuard port-forward in Rust. Contribute to aramperes/onetun development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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build network tunnels over WebRTC. Contribute to rtctunnel/rtctunnel development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I just released weron, a P2P VPN that uses WebRTC for transport which I've been working on for the last couple of months. It can create both layer 2/Ethernet and layer 3/IP overlay networks, and the underlying transport layer can be easily embedded to write your own P2P apps with Go. Compared to for example Tailscale, WireGuard and ZeroTier, its much harder to block on a network level and also significantly easier to set up, while not sacrifing much performance. I'd love to get your feedback :)
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This program can be used to tunnel TCP connections through a file. People have used it for interesting things: - Bridging connections which would otherwise be blocked by a firewall - Tunneling through RDP (similar to an SSH tunnel) - Exposing a localhost web server to others Key features I put effort into: 1. The shared file is restarted every 10 MB, so it doesn't grow indefinitely. 2. Optimisations for latency & bandwidth. (800 Mbps on a Gigabit LAN. 108 Mbps if file tunneling through RDP) 3. Synchronisation between two sides (each side can be started and restarted in any order) I'd love to…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! localtunnel's server needs random ports per client. That doesn't work on Fly.io or behind strict firewalls. We rewrote it in TypeScript and added multiplexing over a single port. Open-source and 100% self-hostable. Public instance at *.pipenet.dev if you don't want to self-host. Built at Glama for our MCP Inspector, but it's a generic tunnel with no ties to our infra. https://github.com/punkpeye/pipenet
Jan 2026 · pipenet.dev · its alternatives →
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URnetwork▲233Say goodbye to your VPN and hello to a P2P powered web
2025 · ur.io · its alternatives →
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Tools, calculator, and helpful information for network engineering, web developers, and IT professionals.
2013 · tunnelsup.com · its alternatives →
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The Cloud Native Tunnel
2019 · inlets.dev · its alternatives →
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Over the past couple of months, I've been working on connet. At this point, it is working pretty smoothly (in what I use it for), so I wanted to share it with more people and see what they think. I know many other similar/reverse proxy solutions exist - like https://github.com/fatedier/frp, https://github.com/rapiz1/rathole, and a bunch more you can find at https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling. However, I wanted to try and put my own little peer-to-peer twist on it. Thanks for checking it out, and sharing any…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi Everyone, TunnlTo is a tool for controlling which Windows applications, processes, and IP addresses can use a WireGuard VPN tunnel. Here are some examples of how it could be used: - Route only FireFox through a privacy VPN - Route Slack and Microsoft Office through a work VPN - Route a game through a gaming VPN - Stop a game from routing through a privacy VPN - Stop a browser from routing through a work VPN - Route a specific IP address range through a privacy VPN - Route all traffic through a privacy VPN except a specific IP address range I have been collaborating on this project with…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Raw TCP and UDP Sockets API on Desktop Browsers. Contribute to NetAsmCom/Socketify development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · lynk.sh · its alternatives →
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Secure HTTP and TCP tunnels that just work. Contribute to inlets/inlets-pro development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I'm the founder at Netrinos. I built a WireGuard-based mesh VPN because remote access has always been a pain. After years of SSH tunnels, IPsec headaches, and the ssh log horror movie, I wanted something simpler: install, sign in, get work done. Netrinos creates a LAN-like overlay network across your devices. Connections are direct P2P via WireGuard, with no central server routing traffic. Each device gets a stable IP and DNS name (pc.you.netrinos.com). When direct connections fail, they fall back to a relay server that's still encrypted end-to-end. We can't see your traffic. The most…
Dec 2025 · netrinos.com · its alternatives →
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From the cryptic terminal commands to the innumerable ways to shoot yourself in the foot, I always struggled to use TLS certificates. I love how much easier (and cheaper) Let's Encrypt made it to get certificates, but there are still plenty of things to struggle with. That's why we built Relay: a free, browser-based tool that streamlines the ACME workflow, especially for tricky setups like homelabs. Relay acts as a secure intermediary between your ACME client and public certificate authorities like Let's Encrypt. Some ways Relay provides a better experience: - really fast, streamlined…
2025 · anchor.dev · its alternatives →
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My elderly parents are behind a 5G connection in rural areas, and I help them manage their network from overseas. I found a reasonably priced 5G router that can do external antennas required for it to work, but the only reasonable ways to get access to it is either through OpenVPN or WireGuard, the latter of which is much more lightweight and preferred with the memory constraints of the device. The problem with WireGuard is that it requires handling key management oneself, and configuring the keys to every device you want to access it from. It also doesn't play nicely together with other…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I'm launching Wirewiki.com today! Wirewiki makes the internet’s hidden infrastructure browsable. I quit my job 5 years ago to scale Nslookup.io. But after reaching 600k monthly users, I hit a ceiling. I couldn't naturally expand beyond DNS because of the domain name. So I went back to the drawing board: how would I make it today? Not as a collection of tools, but as a browsable graph. I've spent hundreds of hours and commits building that. It's not even at 10% of what I want it to be, but more than enough to be useful, and (in my biased opinion) much better than what's out there. Wirewiki…
Feb 2026 · wirewiki.com · its alternatives →
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Revisited an old experiment of mine (https://github.com/dan-v/awslambdaproxy): can AWS Lambda functions work as network proxies? This time using UDP NAT hole punching + QUIC tunnels. Client discovers public IP via STUN, writes session data to S3, which triggers a Lambda. Both endpoints punch UDP holes through their NATs, then establish a QUIC connection for encrypted traffic forwarding.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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WebRTC Connect Experiment - https://aquigorka.com/webrtc-qr/ - AquiGorka/webrtc-qr
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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- Wa-tunnel – HTTP Tunneling through Whatsapp alternatives
- Onetun – Access your WireGuard network from anywhere alternatives
- RTCTunnel, build network tunnels over WebRTC alternatives
- Weron – A Peer-to-Peer VPN Based on WebRTC Written in Go alternatives
- Tunnelling TCP through a file alternatives
- Pipenet – A Modern Alternative to Localtunnel alternatives
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