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rathole类似于 [frp](https://github.com/fatedier/frp) 和 [ngrok](https://github.com/inconshreveable/ngrok),可以让 NAT 后的设备上的服务通过具有公网 IP 的服务器暴露在公网上。
<!-- TOC -->
- [Features](#features)
- [Quickstart](#quickstart)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Logging](#logging)
- [Benchmark](#benchmark)
- [Development Status](#development-status)
<!-- /TOC -->
## Features
- **高性能** 具有更高的吞吐量,高并发下更稳定。见[Benchmark](#Benchmark)
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## Quickstart
一个全功能的 `rathole` 可以从 [release](https://github.com/rapiz1/rathole/releases) 页面下载。或者 [通过源码编译](docs/build-guide.md) 获取其他平台和裁剪的二进制文件。
一个全功能的 `rathole` 可以从 [release](https://github.com/rapiz1/rathole/releases) 页面下载。或者 [源码编译](docs/build-guide.md) 获取其他平台和裁剪的二进制文件。
`rathole` 的使用和 frp 非常类似,如果你有后者的使用经验,那配置对你来说非常简单,区别只是转发服务的配置分离到了服务端和客户端,并且必须要设置 token。
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[server.services.service1] # The service name must be identical to the client side
type = "tcp" # Optional. Same as the client `[client.services.X.type]
token = "whatever" # Necesary if `server.default_token` not set
token = "whatever" # Necessary if `server.default_token` not set
bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:8081" # Necessary. The address of the service is exposed at. Generally only the port needs to be change.
[server.services.service2]
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### Logging
`rathole`,像许多其他 Rust 程序一样,使用环境变量来控制日志级别。
支持的 Loggeng Level 有 `info`, `warn`, `error`, `debug`, `trace`
支持的 Logging Level 有 `info`, `warn`, `error`, `debug`, `trace`
比如将日志级别设置为 `error`:
```
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rathole 的延迟与 [frp](https://github.com/fatedier/frp) 相近,在高并发情况下表现更好,能提供更大的带宽,内存占用更少。
参见 [Benchmark](./docs/benchmark.md)。
关于测试进行的更多细节,参见单独页面 [Benchmark](./docs/benchmark.md)。
![http_throughput](./docs/img/http_throughput.svg)
![tcp_bitrate](./docs/img/tcp_bitrate.svg)

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rathole, like [frp](https://github.com/fatedier/frp) and [ngrok](https://github.com/inconshreveable/ngrok), can help to expose the service on the device behind the NAT to the Internet, via a server with a public IP.
<!-- TOC -->
- [Features](#features)
- [Quickstart](#quickstart)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Logging](#logging)
- [Benchmark](#benchmark)
- [Development Status](#development-status)
<!-- /TOC -->
## Features
- **High Performance** Much higher throughput can be achieved than frp, and more stable when handling a large volume of connections. See [Benchmark](#Benchmark)
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A full-powered `rathole` can be obtained from the [release](https://github.com/rapiz1/rathole/releases) page. Or [build from source](docs/build-guide.md) for other platforms and customizing the binary.
The usage of `rathole` is ver similar to frp. If you have experience with the latter, then the configuration is very easy for you. The only difference is that configuration of a service is splited into the client side and the server side, and a token is mandatory.
The usage of `rathole` is ver similar to frp. If you have experience with the latter, then the configuration is very easy for you. The only difference is that configuration of a service is split into the client side and the server side, and a token is mandatory.
To use `rathole`, you need a server with a public IP, and a device behind the NAT, where some services that need to be exposed to the Internet.
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```toml
# server.toml
[server]
bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:2333" # `2333` specifys the port that rathole listens for clients
bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:2333" # `2333` specifies the port that rathole listens for clients
[server.services.my_nas_ssh]
token = "use_a_secret_that_only_you_know" # Token that is used to authenticate the client for the service. Change to a arbitrary value.
bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:5202" # `5202` specifys the port that exposes `my_nas_ssh` to the Internet
bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:5202" # `5202` specifies the port that exposes `my_nas_ssh` to the Internet
```
Then run:
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remote_addr = "myserver.com:2333" # The address of the server. The port must be the same with the port in `server.bind_addr`
[client.services.my_nas_ssh]
token = "use_a_secret_that_only_you_know" # Must be the same with the server to pass the validataion
token = "use_a_secret_that_only_you_know" # Must be the same with the server to pass the validation
local_addr = "127.0.0.1:22" # The address of the service that needs to be forwarded
```
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## Configuration
`rathole` can automatically determine to run in the server mode or the client mode, according to the content of the configuration file, if only one of `[server]` and `[client]` block is present, like the example in [Quickstart](#Quickstart).
But the `[client]` and `[server]` block can also be put in one file. Then on the server side, run `rathole --server config.toml` and on the client side, run `rathole --client config.toml` to explictly tell `rathole` the running mode.
But the `[client]` and `[server]` block can also be put in one file. Then on the server side, run `rathole --server config.toml` and on the client side, run `rathole --client config.toml` to explicitly tell `rathole` the running mode.
Before heading to the full configuration specification, it's recommaned to skim [the configuration examples](./examples) to get a feeling of the configuration format.
Before heading to the full configuration specification, it's recommend to skim [the configuration examples](./examples) to get a feeling of the configuration format.
See [Security](./docs/security.md) for more details about encryption and the `transport` block.
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[server.services.service1] # The service name must be identical to the client side
type = "tcp" # Optional. Same as the client `[client.services.X.type]
token = "whatever" # Necesary if `server.default_token` not set
token = "whatever" # Necessary if `server.default_token` not set
bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:8081" # Necessary. The address of the service is exposed at. Generally only the port needs to be change.
[server.services.service2]
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```
### Logging
`rathole`, like many other Rust programs, use environment variables to control the logging level. `info`, `warn`, `error`, `debug`, `trace` are avialable.
`rathole`, like many other Rust programs, use environment variables to control the logging level. `info`, `warn`, `error`, `debug`, `trace` are available.
```
RUST_LOG=error ./rathole config.toml
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## Benchmark
rathole has similiar latency to [frp](https://github.com/fatedier/frp), but can handle a more connections, provide larger bandwidth, with less memory usage.
rathole has similar latency to [frp](https://github.com/fatedier/frp), but can handle a more connections, provide larger bandwidth, with less memory usage.
See also [Benchmark](./docs/benchmark.md).
For more details, see the separate page [Benchmark](./docs/benchmark.md).
![http_throughput](./docs/img/http_throughput.svg)
![tcp_bitrate](./docs/img/tcp_bitrate.svg)

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![mem](./img/mem-graph.png)
The graph shows the memory usage of frp and rathole when `vegeta attack -duration 30s -rate 1000` is executed.
rathole uses much less memory than frp.
[Script to benchmark memory](../benches/scripts/mem/mem.sh)

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# Out of Scope
- *domain based forwarding for HTTP*
`rathole` focuses on the forwarding for the NAT traversal, rather than being a all-in-one development tool or a load balancer or a gateway. It's designed to *be used with them*, not *replace them*.
Use nginx to do this.
But that doesn't mean it's not useful for other purposes. In the future, more configuration APIs will be added and `rathole` can be used with an external dashboard.
- *frp's STCP*
> Make each program do one thing well.
- *Domain based forwarding for HTTP*
Introducing these kind of features into `rathole` itself ultimately reinvent a nginx. Use nginx to do this and set `rathole` as the upstream. This method achieves better performance as well as flexibility.
- *HTTP Request Logging*
`rathole` doesn't interference with the application layer traffic. A right place for this kind of stuff is the web server, and a network capture tool.
- *`frp`'s STCP*
You may want to consider secure tunnels like wireguard or zerotier.
- *P2P hole punching*
P2P hole punching requires setup on the visitors' side. If that kind of setup is possible, then there are a lot more tools available. `rathole` primarily focuses on NAT traversal by forwarding, which doesn't require any setup for visitors.