{"categories":[{"label":"Internet","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Translates WebSocket connections to normal TCP socket traffic, enabling WebSocket clients to communicate with any TCP-based server or application.","skillfed_tags":["proxy","websocket","remote-access"],"use_cases":["Proxy remote services to web browsers for integrated remote access applications.","Enable browser-based clients to reach legacy TCP services without native WebSocket support.","Route multiple TCP services through a single WebSocket endpoint using token-based target selection.","Record and replay WebSocket traffic for debugging or compliance auditing with session recording.","Serve web UI and WebSocket proxy on the same port for unified remote access deployments."],"what_it_does":"Websockify is a WebSocket-to-TCP proxy that accepts WebSocket connections and forwards traffic bidirectionally to a target TCP server. Originally part of the noVNC project, it translates the WebSocket handshake and protocol into standard socket communication, allowing web browsers and WebSocket clients to reach any TCP-based service without native WebSocket support. It supports both plain ws:// and encrypted wss:// connections, with automatic SSL detection.\n\nThe package includes optional features for authentication via pluggable auth modules, token-based routing to multiple targets, session recording, daemonization, and wrapping local programs via LD_PRELOAD to intercept their TCP bindings. It can serve static web content on the same port and integrates with redis and jwcrypto for advanced deployments. Typical use cases include exposing remote services to web browsers, enabling browser-based access to legacy TCP services, and bridging web applications to infrastructure that lacks native WebSocket support.","worth_installing":"Yes. Websockify is a mature, actively maintained tool with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a clear use case for bridging WebSocket clients to TCP services. The LGPLv3 copyleft license is standard for this class of infrastructure software. Install it if you need to expose TCP services to web clients; skip it if you have no WebSocket-to-TCP bridging requirement."},"id":"websockify","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/websockify","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/websockify.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/websockify/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-05-26","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"websockify","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Websockify."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":387066,"position":7046,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.13.0"}