Server Mode

Run httpjail as a standalone proxy server without executing any commands. Useful for proxying multiple applications through the same httpjail instance.

The server binds to localhost (127.0.0.1) by default for security.

# Start server with default ports (8080 for HTTP, 8443 for HTTPS) on localhost
httpjail --server --js "true"

# Start server with custom ports using environment variables
HTTPJAIL_HTTP_BIND=3128 HTTPJAIL_HTTPS_BIND=3129 httpjail --server --js "true"

# Bind to all interfaces (use with caution - exposes proxy to network)
HTTPJAIL_HTTP_BIND=0.0.0.0:8080 HTTPJAIL_HTTPS_BIND=0.0.0.0:8443 httpjail --server --js "true"

# Configure your applications to use the proxy:
export HTTP_PROXY=http://localhost:8080
export HTTPS_PROXY=http://localhost:8443
curl https://github.com  # This request will go through httpjail

Note: In server mode, httpjail does not create network isolation. Applications must be configured to use the proxy via environment variables or application-specific proxy settings.

Server Mode is particularly powerful when paired with network-level firewall rules that force HTTP(s) traffic through the proxy.