Rust High-Performance Proxy: How lynx-server Reached 100 GitHub Stars

Hi everyone! I’m suxin2017. In this post, I’ll share the journey of my open source project lynx-server reaching 100 GitHub stars, as well as the product design, community operation, and promotion strategies that made it possible. Project Overview Lynx Proxy is a high-performance and flexible proxy service written in Rust, specializing in efficient handling of HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket traffic. The project leverages Rust's strengths in performance and safety, and integrates popular Rust networking libraries like hyper, axum, and tower. It also offers a modern web management UI and comprehensive visualization features. Why Did It Get 100 Stars? My Practical Experience 1. Product Strength: Performance & Usability

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Rust High-Performance Proxy: How lynx-server Reached 100 GitHub Stars

Hi everyone! I’m suxin2017. In this post, I’ll share the journey of my open source project lynx-server reaching 100 GitHub stars, as well as the product design, community operation, and promotion strategies that made it possible.

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Project Overview

Lynx Proxy is a high-performance and flexible proxy service written in Rust, specializing in efficient handling of HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket traffic. The project leverages Rust's strengths in performance and safety, and integrates popular Rust networking libraries like hyper, axum, and tower. It also offers a modern web management UI and comprehensive visualization features.

Why Did It Get 100 Stars? My Practical Experience

1. Product Strength: Performance & Usability