Fixie

Overview

Fixie is a proxy service that provides static IP addresses for services with dynamic IP allocation, like Koyeb. They offer HTTP/S and SOCKS proxies so that you can configure IP-based access restriction for enhanced security and usability.

This Starter deploys a SOCKSv5 proxy application via fixie-wrench with one click. It is designed to demonstrate how to deploy an application configured to use a Fixie SOCKS proxy to tunnel traffic to remote services. In this example, the application proxies requests from a local port to World Clock API. This same strategy can be used, for instance, to proxy connections to a remote database with IP address allow list restrictions.

You can verify this behavior by visiting the application's public URL after deployment.

Requirements

• A Fixie account with a SOCKS proxy configured. You will need the Proxy URL for your SOCKS proxy.

Configuration

The following environment variable is required when deploying this one-click:

• FIXIE_SOCKS_HOST: The Proxy URL for a Fixie SOCKS proxy.

Once the service is deployed, visit the application's public URL to view the World Clock API response, tunneled through a SOCKS proxy.

Other resources related to Fixie

• Fixie documentation for Koyeb
• Fixie-Wrench documentation
• Fixie documentation on connecting to databases