Overview
Zoraxy is a lightweight, Go-based HTTP reverse proxy with a built-in web management interface. It supports virtual hosting, subdomain routing, TLS certificate management with Let's Encrypt, WebSocket proxying, and basic access control. It is designed to be a simpler alternative to Nginx Proxy Manager for users who want a single binary with a clean UI rather than a Docker Compose stack. Deploys as a single Go binary or via Docker.
Where it falls short of Heroku
- No application deployment or build pipeline capabilities
- Advanced load balancing algorithms (least-connections, consistent hashing) are absent
- Plugin and extensibility ecosystem is minimal compared to NGINX or Caddy
- High-availability and clustering configurations are not officially supported
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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