Show HN: Region-proxy – One-command SOCKS proxy through AWS EC2 in any region

Show HN: Region-proxy – One-command SOCKS proxy through AWS EC2 in any region(github.com)

3 points by jphfa 141 days ago | 1 comment

jphfa 141 days ago |

Author here. Demo GIF: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/M-Igashi/region-proxy/mast...

I built this because I needed to access region-restricted APIs from specific countries, but commercial VPNs are expensive and don't cover all AWS regions.

What it does:

- Launches a minimal EC2 instance (t4g.nano, ~$0.004/hr) - Creates temporary security groups (your IP only) and SSH keys - Sets up SSH dynamic port forwarding - Cleans up everything on stop

Usage:

    $ region-proxy start --region ap-northeast-1
     Proxy ready at localhost:1080
    
    $ region-proxy stop
     All resources cleaned up

Built with Rust + AWS SDK for Rust. Currently macOS only, Linux support planned.

Install: brew tap M-Igashi/tap && brew install region-proxy

Happy to answer questions!