frp
frp is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Proxy & VPN category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Go. It is a self-hosted alternative to ngrok and ships a Docker image. It has 110,137 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Proxy & VPN
- Go
- Apache-2.0
- Docker
- Active
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 110,137
- Forks
- 15,256
- Open issues
- 32
- Commits, last 12 months
- 192
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.71.1Oct 14, 2026
- Created
- Dec 21, 2015
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 192 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 192 |
| Latest release | v0.71.1 (Oct 14, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 117 |
| Open issues | 32 |
| Open pull requests | 1 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Dec 21, 2015 |
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About frp
Fast reverse proxy that exposes local servers behind NAT to the internet.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/fatedier/frp.
Topics
- proxy
- reverse-proxy
- tunnel
- nat
- go
- firewall
- frp
- expose
- http-proxy
- p2p
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Is frp free and open source?
Yes. frp is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run frp with Docker?
Yes. frp provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to frp?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to frp include Headscale, NetBird and wg-easy. frp itself is a self-hosted alternative to ngrok.
Is frp actively maintained?
The most recent commit to frp was on Oct 23, 2026 with 192 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.71.1, published Oct 14, 2026. It had 32 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.