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    fosrl/pangolin

    #118 this week

    Modern networking and security platform providing secure access and connectivity to apps, infrastructure, and AI workloads. Connect and protect your users.

    23.6K stars
    828 forks
    69 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 10, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #2 among Authentication repositories ranked this week; #118 of 163 repositories with measured growth this week (top 72%).

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 6 days ago, with 123 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #27 in the weekly ranking the week of Dec 21, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a self-hosted tunneled reverse proxy server with identity and context aware access control for secure application exposure and connectivity.
    • Enables secure access to remote services across isolated networks without opening ports or requiring VPNs, using encrypted tunnels and centralized management.
    • Use for securely exposing internal applications to remote users while enforcing single sign-on and multi-factor authentication policies.
    • Use for connecting and managing multiple private networks behind restrictive firewalls with seamless reverse proxy routing and load balancing.
    • Use for implementing zero-trust network access with identity, geolocation, and contextual rules to protect AI workloads and infrastructure.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Other

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    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    Pangolin is a self-hosted tunneled reverse proxy server with identity and context aware access control, designed to easily expose and protect applications running anywhere. Pangolin acts as a central hub and connects isolated networks — even those behind restrictive firewalls — through encrypted tunnels, enabling easy access to remote services without opening ports or requiring a VPN.

    Check out the quick install guide for how to install and set up Pangolin.

    Excerpt from the fosrl/pangolin README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 18: -33

    +1,047 stars over 75 days across 8 snapshot days.

    Forks

    828+60

    Open issues

    120+4

    Compared with peers in Authentication

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth

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