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# mediaproxy
`mediaproxy` is a high-performance, low-resource media proxy written in Go. It intelligently caches and optimizes images, while efficiently streaming video and audio to offload traffic from your origin servers.
## Features
- **Intelligent**: Optimizes static images to WebP, preserves GIF animations, and streams video/audio.
- **High-Performance**: Uses an in-memory cache (ristretto) for instant delivery of hot assets.
- **Low Usage**: Built with Go and `libvips` for minimal CPU and memory footprint.
- **Whitelisting**: Optionally restrict proxying to a specific list of allowed domains.
- **Configurable**: All settings are managed via environment variables for easy deployment.
## Example Usage
The service endpoint is `https://<your-domain>/<full_media_url>`.
## Configuration
The service is configured using environment variables:
| Variable | Description | Default |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- |
| `LOG_LEVEL` | The logging level (`DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARN`, `ERROR`). | `INFO` |
| `CACHE_TTL` | The duration for which images are cached. | `10m` |
| `ALLOWED_DOMAINS` | Comma-separated list of domains to whitelist. | (empty, all allowed) |
| `MAX_ALLOWED_SIZE` | Maximum media file size in bytes. | `52428800` (50MB)|
| `DEFAULT_IMAGE_QUALITY` | Quality for optimized WebP images (1-100). | `80` |
| `CLIENT_TIMEOUT` | Timeout for fetching media from the origin. | `2m` |
## Running Locally
### With Docker (Recommended)
This is the easiest way to run the service, as it handles the `libvips` dependency automatically.
```sh
git clone https://github.com/skidoodle/mediaproxy
cd mediaproxy
docker compose up -f compose.dev.yaml --build
```
### Without Docker
Requires Go and `libvips` to be installed on your system.
```sh
# Note: You must install libvips first.
# See: https://www.libvips.org/install.html
git clone https://github.com/skidoodle/mediaproxy
cd mediaproxy
go mod tidy
go run .
```
## Deploying
### Docker Compose
Create a `compose.yaml` file with the following content:
```yaml
services:
mediaproxy:
image: ghcr.io/skidoodle/mediaproxy:main
container_name: mediaproxy
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "8080:8080"
environment:
LOG_LEVEL: INFO
CACHE_TTL: 1h
ALLOWED_DOMAINS: images.pexels.com,media.giphy.com,videos.pexels.com
```
## License
[GPL-3.0](https://github.com/skidoodle/mediaproxy/blob/main/license)