Kite

Kite is a simple reverse-proxy for Minecraft servers.

Features

Kite can be configured to:

• restrict access to a specific domain for connecting to the server, and
• route connections to different backend servers based on the domain name used.

Motivation

I wanted to run multiple Minecraft servers on a single machine, but I didn't want to have to open multiple ports on my router. I also wanted to be able to restrict access to each server to a specific domain name.

Installation

cargo install --git https://github.com/hiraginoyuki/kite

Usage

To use Kite, first configure it using a TOML file, and then run kite.

Option	Description	Default
-c, --config	Path to the config file.	./kite.toml

To start the proxy, run the command like this:

kite -c /path/to/kite.toml

Configuration

Here is an example configuration file:

# Path: kite.toml
[listen]
host = "0.0.0.0" # default, can be omitted
port = 25565 # default, can be omitted

[[rule]]
match = "pvp.example.com"
host = "127.0.0.1"
port = 25566

[[rule]]
match = "creative.example.com"
host = "160.16.63.79"
port = 25567

[[rule]]
match = "test.example.com"
host = "purpur_test" # locally resolvable hostname
port = 25565 # default, can be omitted

Note

• The match field can accept a domain name. However, note that the domain must resolve to your server's public address for users to be able to connect to it.
• The host field can accept either an IP address or a domain name. If a domain name is used, it will be resolved every time a client connects to your server.