git-pkgs proxy

A caching proxy for package registries. Speeds up package downloads by caching artifacts locally, reducing bandwidth usage and improving reliability.

Supported Registries

Registry	Language/Platform	URL Resolution	Handler	Completed
npm	JavaScript	Yes	Yes	✓
Cargo	Rust	Yes	Yes	✓
RubyGems	Ruby	Yes	Yes	✓
Go proxy	Go	Yes	Yes	✓
Hex	Elixir	Yes	Yes	✓
pub.dev	Dart	Yes	Yes	✓
PyPI	Python	Yes	Yes	✓
Maven	Java	Yes	Yes	✓
NuGet	.NET	Yes	Yes	✓
Composer	PHP	Yes	Yes	✓
Conan	C/C++	Yes	Yes	✓
Conda	Python/R	Yes	Yes	✓
CRAN	R	Yes	Yes	✓
Alpine	Alpine Linux	No	No	✗
Arch	Arch Linux	No	No	✗
Chef	Chef	No	No	✗
Container	OCI	No	No	✗
Debian	Debian/Ubuntu	No	No	✗
Generic	Any	No	No	✗
Helm	Kubernetes	No	No	✗
RPM	RHEL/Fedora	No	No	✗
Swift	Swift	No	No	✗
Vagrant	Vagrant	No	No	✗

Quick Start

# Build from source
go build -o proxy ./cmd/proxy

# Run with defaults (listens on :8080)
./proxy

# Run with custom settings
./proxy -listen :3000 -base-url https://proxy.example.com

The proxy is now running. Configure your package managers to use it.

Configuring Package Managers

npm

Create or edit ~/.npmrc:

registry=http://localhost:8080/npm/

Or set per-project in .npmrc:

registry=http://localhost:8080/npm/

Or use environment variable:

npm_config_registry=http://localhost:8080/npm/ npm install

Cargo

Create or edit ~/.cargo/config.toml:

[source.crates-io]
replace-with = "proxy"

[source.proxy]
registry = "sparse+http://localhost:8080/cargo/"

Or set per-project in .cargo/config.toml in your project root.

RubyGems / Bundler

Set the gem source in your Gemfile:

source "http://localhost:8080/gem"

Or configure globally:

gem sources --add http://localhost:8080/gem/
bundle config mirror.https://rubygems.org http://localhost:8080/gem

Go modules

Set the GOPROXY environment variable:

export GOPROXY=http://localhost:8080/go,direct

Or in your shell profile for persistence.

Hex (Elixir)

Configure in ~/.hex/hex.config:

{default_url, <<"http://localhost:8080/hex">>}.

Or set the environment variable:

export HEX_MIRROR=http://localhost:8080/hex

pub.dev (Dart/Flutter)

Set the PUB_HOSTED_URL environment variable:

export PUB_HOSTED_URL=http://localhost:8080/pub

PyPI (pip)

Configure pip to use the proxy:

pip install --index-url http://localhost:8080/pypi/simple/ package_name

Or set in ~/.pip/pip.conf:

[global]
index-url = http://localhost:8080/pypi/simple/

Maven

Add to your ~/.m2/settings.xml:

<settings>
  <mirrors>
    <mirror>
      <id>proxy</id>
      <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
      <url>http://localhost:8080/maven/</url>
    </mirror>
  </mirrors>
</settings>

NuGet

Configure in nuget.config:

<configuration>
  <packageSources>
    <clear />
    <add key="proxy" value="http://localhost:8080/nuget/v3/index.json" />
  </packageSources>
</configuration>

Or use the CLI:

dotnet nuget add source http://localhost:8080/nuget/v3/index.json -n proxy

Composer (PHP)

Configure in composer.json:

{
    "repositories": [
        {
            "type": "composer",
            "url": "http://localhost:8080/composer"
        }
    ]
}

Or set globally:

composer config -g repositories.proxy composer http://localhost:8080/composer

Conan (C/C++)

Add the proxy as a remote:

conan remote add proxy http://localhost:8080/conan
conan remote disable conancenter

Or configure in ~/.conan2/remotes.json.

Conda

Configure in ~/.condarc:

channels:
  - http://localhost:8080/conda/main
  - http://localhost:8080/conda/conda-forge
default_channels:
  - http://localhost:8080/conda/main

Or set via command:

conda config --add channels http://localhost:8080/conda/main

CRAN (R)

Set the repository in R:

options(repos = c(CRAN = "http://localhost:8080/cran"))

Or in ~/.Rprofile for persistence:

local({
  r <- getOption("repos")
  r["CRAN"] <- "http://localhost:8080/cran"
  options(repos = r)
})

Configuration

The proxy can be configured via:

1. Command line flags (highest priority)
2. Environment variables
3. Configuration file (YAML or JSON)

Command Line Flags

-config string      Path to configuration file
-listen string      Address to listen on (default ":8080")
-base-url string    Public URL of this proxy (default "http://localhost:8080")
-storage string     Path to artifact storage directory (default "./cache/artifacts")
-database string    Path to SQLite database file (default "./cache/proxy.db")
-log-level string   Log level: debug, info, warn, error (default "info")
-log-format string  Log format: text, json (default "text")
-version            Print version and exit

Environment Variables

PROXY_LISTEN=:8080
PROXY_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080
PROXY_STORAGE_PATH=./cache/artifacts
PROXY_DATABASE_PATH=./cache/proxy.db
PROXY_LOG_LEVEL=info
PROXY_LOG_FORMAT=text

Configuration File

listen: ":8080"
base_url: "http://localhost:8080"

storage:
  path: "/var/cache/proxy/artifacts"
  max_size: "10GB"  # Optional: evict LRU when exceeded

database:
  path: "/var/lib/proxy/cache.db"

log:
  level: "info"
  format: "text"

# Optional: override upstream URLs
upstream:
  npm: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
  cargo: "https://index.crates.io"

Run with config file:

./proxy -config /etc/proxy/config.yaml

CLI Commands

serve (default)

Start the proxy server. This is the default command if none is specified.

proxy serve [flags]
proxy [flags]  # same as 'proxy serve'

stats

Show cache statistics without running the server.

# Text output
proxy stats

# JSON output
proxy stats -json

# Custom database path
proxy stats -database /var/lib/proxy/cache.db

# Show top 20 most popular packages
proxy stats -popular 20

Example output:

Cache Statistics
================

Packages:   45
Versions:   128
Artifacts:  128
Total size: 892.4 MB
Total hits: 1547

Packages by ecosystem:
  npm        32
  cargo      13

Most popular packages:
   1. npm/lodash (342 hits, 24.7 KB)
   2. npm/react (198 hits, 89.3 KB)
   3. cargo/serde (156 hits, 234.1 KB)

Recently cached:
  npm/express@4.18.2 (2024-01-15 14:32, 54.2 KB)
  cargo/tokio@1.35.0 (2024-01-15 14:28, 412.8 KB)

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
GET /	Welcome message and endpoint list
GET /health	Health check (returns "ok" if healthy)
GET /stats	Cache statistics (JSON)
GET /npm/*	npm registry protocol
GET /cargo/*	Cargo sparse index protocol
GET /gem/*	RubyGems protocol
GET /go/*	Go module proxy protocol
GET /hex/*	Hex.pm protocol
GET /pub/*	pub.dev protocol
GET /pypi/*	PyPI simple/JSON API
GET /maven/*	Maven repository protocol
GET /nuget/*	NuGet V3 API
GET /composer/*	Composer/Packagist protocol
GET /conan/*	Conan C/C++ protocol
GET /conda/*	Conda/Anaconda protocol
GET /cran/*	CRAN (R) protocol

Stats Response (HTTP endpoint)

{
  "cached_artifacts": 142,
  "total_size_bytes": 523456789,
  "total_size": "499.2 MB",
  "storage_path": "./cache/artifacts",
  "database_path": "./cache/proxy.db"
}

How It Works

1. Package manager requests package metadata from the proxy
2. Proxy fetches metadata from upstream, rewrites artifact URLs to point at proxy
3. Package manager requests artifact (tarball, crate, etc.)
4. Proxy checks local cache:
   • Cache hit: Serve from local storage
   • Cache miss: Fetch from upstream, store locally, serve to client
5. Subsequent requests for the same artifact are served from cache

┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────┐     ┌──────────┐
│   npm/cargo │────▶│  proxy  │────▶│ upstream │
│   client    │◀────│         │◀────│ registry │
└─────────────┘     └─────────┘     └──────────┘
                         │
                         ▼
                    ┌─────────┐
                    │  cache  │
                    │ storage │
                    └─────────┘

Production Deployment

Systemd Service

Create /etc/systemd/system/proxy.service:

[Unit]
Description=git-pkgs proxy
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=proxy
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/proxy -config /etc/proxy/config.yaml
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable and start:

sudo systemctl enable proxy
sudo systemctl start proxy

Docker

FROM golang:1.23-alpine AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN go build -o proxy ./cmd/proxy

FROM alpine:latest
RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
COPY --from=build /app/proxy /usr/local/bin/
EXPOSE 8080
VOLUME ["/data"]
CMD ["proxy", "-storage", "/data/artifacts", "-database", "/data/proxy.db"]

Build and run:

docker build -t proxy .
docker run -p 8080:8080 -v proxy-data:/data proxy

Behind a Reverse Proxy

When running behind nginx, Apache, or another reverse proxy, set base_url to your public URL:

base_url: "https://proxy.example.com"

nginx example:

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name proxy.example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_buffering off;
    }
}

Cache Management

The proxy stores artifacts in the configured storage directory with this structure:

cache/artifacts/
├── npm/
│   └── lodash/
│       └── 4.17.21/
│           └── lodash-4.17.21.tgz
└── cargo/
    └── serde/
        └── 1.0.193/
            └── serde-1.0.193.crate

Cache metadata is stored in an SQLite database. To clear the cache:

rm -rf ./cache/artifacts/*
rm ./cache/proxy.db

The proxy will recreate the database on next start.

Building from Source

Requirements:

• Go 1.23 or later

git clone https://github.com/git-pkgs/proxy.git
cd proxy
go build -o proxy ./cmd/proxy

Run tests:

go test ./...

License

GPL-3.0-or-later