Proxy support #576

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1. bsergean commented on May 18, 2026

   

   bsergean

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   There is a proxy example in the code -> IXWebSocketProxyServer.cpp

   $ ws proxy_server --help
   Proxy server
   Usage: ws proxy_server [OPTIONS]
   
   Options:
     -h,--help                   Print this help message and exit
     --port INT                  Port
     --host TEXT                 Hostname
     --remote_host TEXT          Remote Hostname
     -v                          Verbose
     --config_path TEXT:PATH(existing)
                                 Path to config data
     --pidfile TEXT              Pid file
     --cert-file TEXT:PATH(existing)
                                 Path to the (PEM format) TLS cert file
     --key-file TEXT:PATH(existing)
                                 Path to the (PEM format) TLS key file
     --ca-file TEXT:PATH(existing)
                                 Path to the (PEM format) ca roots file
     --ciphers TEXT              A (comma/space/colon) separated list of ciphers to use for TLS
     --tls                       Enable TLS (server only)
     --verify_none               Disable peer cert verification
     --disable-hostname-validation
                                 Disable validation of certificates' hostnames
   
   
2. bsergean commented on May 18, 2026

   

   bsergean

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   Can you make another for socks5 support (I have to admit I don't know what that is).
3. wuraxor commented on May 19, 2026

   

   wuraxor

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   There is a proxy example in the code -> IXWebSocketProxyServer.cpp

   $ ws proxy_server --help
   Proxy server
   Usage: ws proxy_server [OPTIONS]
   
   Options:
     -h,--help                   Print this help message and exit
     --port INT                  Port
     --host TEXT                 Hostname
     --remote_host TEXT          Remote Hostname
     -v                          Verbose
     --config_path TEXT:PATH(existing)
                                 Path to config data
     --pidfile TEXT              Pid file
     --cert-file TEXT:PATH(existing)
                                 Path to the (PEM format) TLS cert file
     --key-file TEXT:PATH(existing)
                                 Path to the (PEM format) TLS key file
     --ca-file TEXT:PATH(existing)
                                 Path to the (PEM format) ca roots file
     --ciphers TEXT              A (comma/space/colon) separated list of ciphers to use for TLS
     --tls                       Enable TLS (server only)
     --verify_none               Disable peer cert verification
     --disable-hostname-validation
                                 Disable validation of certificates' hostnames
   

   I meant passing http(s) traffic through proxy, like curl --proxy option