MoonProxy Brings Visual GUI to FRP Tunneling for Self-Hosted Services

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MoonProxy is an open-source desktop application that wraps the FRP (Fast Reverse Proxy) client into a graphical interface, eliminating the need to manually edit configuration files. The app allows users to expose local services to the public internet by filling out forms and toggling tunnels with a single click, supporting up to 50 proxy rules. Built with Vue 3, TypeScript, Rust, and the Tauri v2 framework, the installer weighs around 5MB and runs on macOS and Windows. Common use cases include remote NAS access, sharing localhost projects with clients, and self-hosting applications like Jellyfin or Gitea. MoonProxy is available under the MIT license and can be downloaded from its GitHub repository.

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