fyntr 0.2.0 - Docs.rs

About

Fyntr (/ˈfɪn.tər/) is a minimal forward proxy that smooths bursts of outbound TLS traffic. It needs no config to launch and stays out of the way: no auth, no inspection, and a tiny runtime memory footprint (typically ~14MB RSS on macOS). Its internal actor-driven scheduler relays encrypted traffic transparently without terminating TLS, making bursty workloads more predictable and robust.

Quick Start

Install and run Fyntr:

Install the crates.io release and run it locally (defaults to port 9999).

cargo install fyntr
fyntr

Or build from source:

cargo run --release

Override the listener port or connection cap via CLI flags or env vars:

cargo run --release -- --port 8080 --max-connections 512
# or
FYNTR_PORT=8080 FYNTR_MAX_CONNECTIONS=512 cargo run --release

Configure Your Environment:

Export the following environment variables in a separate terminal.
```
export HTTPS_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:9999 
```
This configuration affects not only aws-cli but also various tools that use libcurl, including git, brew, wget, and more.
Verify It Works:

You can test the connection with a simple curl command.
```
curl https://ifconfig.me
```

Why Fyntr?

Managing cloud infrastructure with tools like Terraform often spawns a torrent of short-lived TCP connections. These can lead to issues, including TIME_WAIT socket exhaustion or NAT table saturation on routers with limited NAT table capacity, particularly on consumer-grade models, which can eventually stall operations or cause timeouts.

Fyntr takes a simpler approach. It doesn't pool connections; it smooths them. By pacing each flow through its scheduler, it prevents simultaneous bursts that could overwhelm routers, resulting in fewer network spikes and reduced traffic congestion.

Under the hood, the internal scheduler—built on an actor-based concurrency model and a Deficit Round-Robin (DRR) algorithm—ensures every flow is handled fairly, even under heavy parallel load.

Usage with Terraform

Example: AWS Provider

# Set environment variables
export HTTPS_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:9999

# Assuming your AWS credentials are managed by aws-vault
aws-vault exec my-profile -- terraform apply