Quick node.js HTTP proxy on Heroku

README.md

Spin up a quick proxy on Heroku. Make sure you have heroku and git on your computer:

1. Download these files into a directory
2. Change 'some-target.com' to your target domain index.js
3. $ git init
4. $ git add .
5. $ git commit -m "And away we go..."
6. $ heroku create
7. $ git push heroku master
8. $ heroku ps:scale web=1
9. $ heroku open

If you have trouble with Heroku, consult their node.js getting started guide.

index.js

var httpProxy = require('http-proxy');
httpProxy.createServer(80, 'some-target.com').listen(process.env.PORT || 8000);

package.json

{
  "name": "proxy",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "description": "Proxy something",
  "main": "index.js",
  "repository": "",
  "author": "",
  "license": "BSD",
  "dependencies": {
    "http-proxy": "~0.8.5"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": "0.8.x",
    "npm": "1.1.x"
  }
}

Procfile

web: node index.js