🌐 CORS Proxy Server Bypass (CORS Anywhere)

📋 Overview

This is a simple CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) proxy server built with Express.js. It allows you to bypass CORS restrictions by proxying requests through this server.

🚀 Features

• 🔓 Bypasses CORS restrictions
• 🛠 Built with Express.js
• 🔄 Uses request library for proxying
• 🌍 Allows requests from any origin

🛠 Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/skydope/cors-proxy.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd cors-proxy
   

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

🏃‍♂️ Usage

1. Start the server:

   node server.js
   

2. The server will start running on http://localhost:3000.

📖 API Reference

GET /proxy

Proxies a GET request to the specified URL.

Query Parameters:

• url (required): The URL to proxy the request to.

Example:

http://localhost:3000/proxy?url=https://api.ipify.org/?format=json

💻 Code Explanation

• The server uses Express.js to create a web server.
• CORS middleware is added to allow requests from any origin.
• The /proxy route handles GET requests:
  • It extracts the url parameter from the query string.
  • If no URL is provided, it returns a 400 error.
  • It uses the request library to pipe the response from the specified URL back to the client.

🔒 Security Considerations

• This proxy allows requests from any origin. In a production environment, you may want to restrict this to specific origins.
• There's no validation on the URLs that can be accessed through this proxy. Consider implementing a whitelist of allowed domains for added security.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check issues page.

📄 License

This project is MIT licensed.