wstunnel WebSocket Tunnel on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Name: wstunnel WebSocket Tunnel on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Brand: cloudimg

Azure Networking

a secure websocket tunnel that carries tcp and udp traffic through restrictive firewalls and proxies

Base

Hardened build

minimal ports, security patches applied at build time

Access

Unique credentials

generated on first boot, readable only by root

Verified

Boots working

services pass a health gate before release

Support

24/7, 365 days

by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

wstunnel forwards TCP, UDP, unix socket and SOCKS/HTTP proxy traffic over a standard WebSocket (or HTTP2) connection, so it looks like ordinary web traffic and passes through firewalls and proxies that would otherwise block it. It runs as a lightweight server on one host while clients connect from anywhere to forward whatever traffic they need, with static and dynamic tunnels in both forward and reverse directions.

Why the cloudimg image

cloudimg ships wstunnel secure by default: the server only accepts clients that present a per-VM shared secret, and both that secret and a self-signed TLS certificate are generated on first boot rather than baked into the image. The daemon runs as an unprivileged system user, the image is kept fully patched, and it is backed by a paired deployment guide and 24/7 support.

Common uses

Reach internal services through restrictive firewalls and proxies
Expose a local service via a reverse tunnel from a private network
Route application or SOCKS proxy traffic over an encrypted WebSocket

Overview

Why the cloudimg image

Common uses

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