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    HyNetworks/hysteria

    Hysteria is powerful, lightning-fast, and censorship-resistant open-source proxy software

    22.9K stars
    2.3K forks
    148 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    3 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 32 days ago, with 36 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #85 in the weekly ranking the week of Mar 1, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a high-performance, censorship-resistant proxy supporting multiple protocols including SOCKS5, HTTP Proxy, TCP/UDP forwarding, TProxy, and TUN.
    • Delivers exceptional speed and reliability over unstable networks using a customized QUIC protocol that mimics HTTP/3 traffic to evade censorship.
    • Use for establishing secure and fast proxy connections in regions with heavy internet censorship to maintain open access.
    • Use for integrating versatile proxy services into cross-platform infrastructure with built-in authentication and traffic control features.
    • Use for developers building custom proxy applications or contributing to open-source projects with comprehensive documentation and community support.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    🛠️ Jack of all trades Wide range of modes including SOCKS5, HTTP Proxy, TCP/UDP Forwarding, Linux TProxy, TUN - with more features being added constantly.

    ⚡ Blazing fast Powered by a customized QUIC protocol, Hysteria is designed to deliver unparalleled performance over unreliable and lossy networks.

    ✊ Censorship resistant The protocol masquerades as standard HTTP/3 traffic, making it very difficult for censors to detect and block without widespread collateral damage.

    💻 Cross-platform We have builds for every major platform and architecture. Deploy anywhere & use everywhere. Not to mention the long list of 3rd party apps.

    🔗 Easy integration With built-in support for custom authentication, traffic statistics & access control, Hysteria is easy to integrate into your infrastructure.

    🤗 Chill and supportive We have well-documented specifications and code for developers to contribute and/or build their own apps. And a helpful community, too.

    If you find Hysteria useful, consider giving it a ⭐️!

    Excerpt from the HyNetworks/hysteria README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Aug 11: +4

    +573 stars over 89 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +4 on Aug 11.

    Forks

    2.3K+48

    Open issues

    271+21

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