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Building a Reverse Proxy with Automatic TLS Using Go's Standard Library

How Haloy uses httputil.ReverseProxy, tls.Config.GetCertificate, and http.Hijacker to build a production reverse proxy with automatic Let's Encrypt certificates, with almost no third-party dependencies.

Andreas Meistad · February 13, 2026

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Self-Hosted Deployment Tools Compared: Coolify, Dokploy, Kamal, Dokku, Komodo, and Haloy

A practical comparison of the most popular self-hosted deployment tools in 2026. What each one does well, where they fall short, and how to pick the right one for your project.

Andreas Meistad · February 8, 2026

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Docker Deploys as Fast as Registry Pushes. Without the Registry

What if your deployment server could cache layers the same way a registry does? Registry-like layer caching for direct-to-server deploys, without the registry.

Andreas Meistad · January 13, 2026