How to Build Your Own Envoy Proxy
Replace Envoy Proxy with a custom build. An open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 6 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 5 categories. See all 6 features
Observability(2 features)
Deep observability of L7 traffic with native support for distributed tracing
Wire-level observability of MongoDB, DynamoDB, and more
Architecture(1 features)
Self contained, high performance server with a small memory footprint that runs alongside any application language or framework
Configuration(1 features)
Provides robust APIs for dynamically managing Envoy configuration
Load Balancing(1 features)
Supports automatic retries, circuit breaking, global rate limiting, request shadowing, and zone local load balancing
Protocol Support(1 features)
First class support for HTTP/2 and gRPC for both incoming and outgoing connections. Works as a transparent HTTP/1.1 to HTTP/2 proxy
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