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Piko
On the record
- Authentication
- Piko can verify client JWTs using HMAC, RSA, or ECDSA keys, with optional endpoint access restrictions in JWT claims.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Piko can be downloaded as a binary, built from source, or run as a Docker image.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Getting started
- The maker's getting-started guide demonstrates a three-node Piko cluster behind an NGINX load balancer using Docker Compose.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- HTTP routing
- HTTP(S) requests select an endpoint using either the Host header or the x-piko-endpoint header.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Piko provides a Go SDK and documents hosting behind a Kubernetes Gateway or HTTP load balancer.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The project describes use cases including exposing services in a customer network, bring-your-own-cloud services, and connecting to user devices.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes hosting
- Piko is designed to run behind an HTTP load balancer or Kubernetes Gateway, including as a StatefulSet.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is released under the MIT License.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Load balancing
- Requests are load balanced among available upstreams listening on the same endpoint.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Notable TCP limit
- Raw TCP requests cannot identify a target endpoint at the Piko server, so they must connect through Piko forward or the Go SDK.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Observability
- Piko provides a Prometheus endpoint, access logging, and a status API for monitoring and debugging.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Outbound tunnels
- Upstream services open outbound-only connections to Piko, which forwards incoming traffic through those connections.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Production scaling
- Piko is designed to run as a cluster for fault tolerance, horizontal scaling, and zero-downtime deployments.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Production use
- The server can run as a cluster of nodes for fault tolerance, horizontal scaling, and zero-downtime deployments.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- Piko supports HTTP, HTTPS, and TCP traffic.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Piko is an open-source reverse proxy for tunneling traffic to services that are not publicly routable.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Routing
- Requests can target endpoints using the Host header or x-piko-endpoint header, and requests to endpoints with multiple upstreams are load balanced.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker describes Piko as providing a secure way to connect to services that are not publicly routable, and documents TLS support for Piko forward.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
