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No cryptic syntax. No networking degree required.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://hub.docker.com/r/wikid82/charon\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/wikid82/charon.svg\" alt=\"Docker Pulls\"\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/Wikid82/charon/releases\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Wikid82/charon?include_prereleases\" alt=\"Latest Release\"\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"LICENSE\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg\" alt=\"MIT License\"\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://discord.gg/Tvzg6BQx\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/Community-Discord-5865F2?logo=discord\u0026logoColor=white\"\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n---\n\n## 🚀 Why Charon?\n\nYou want your apps online.\n\nYou don’t want to edit config files or memorize reverse proxy syntax.\n\nCharon gives you:\n\n- ✅ Automatic HTTPS certificates\n- ✅ Clean domain routing\n- ✅ Built-in security protection\n- ✅ One-click Docker app discovery\n- ✅ Live updates without restarts\n- ✅ Zero external dependencies\n\nIf you can use a website, you can run Charon.\n\n---\n\n## 🛡 Built-In Security\n\nCharon includes security features that normally require multiple tools:\n\n- Web Application Firewall (WAF)\n- CrowdSec intrusion detection with analytics dashboard\n- Access Control Lists (ACLs)\n- Rate limiting\n- Emergency recovery tools\n\nSecure by default. No extra containers required.\n\n📖 [Learn more about security →](https://wikid82.github.io/charon/security)\n\n---\n\n## ⚡ Quick Start (5 Minutes)\n\n### 1️⃣ Create `docker-compose.yml`\n\n```yaml\nservices:\n  charon:\n    image: wikid82/charon:latest\n    container_name: charon\n    restart: unless-stopped\n    ports:\n      - \"80:80\"\n      - \"443:443\"\n      - \"443:443/udp\"\n      - \"8080:8080\"\n    volumes:\n      - ./charon-data:/app/data\n      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro\n    environment:\n      - TZ=America/New_York\n      # Generate with: openssl rand -base64 32\n      - CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-32-byte-base64-key\n    healthcheck:\n      test: [\"CMD-SHELL\", \"curl -fsS http://localhost:8080/api/v1/health || exit 1\"]\n      interval: 30s\n      timeout: 10s\n      retries: 3\n      start_period: 40s\n```\n\n\u003e **Docker Socket Access:** Charon runs as a non-root user. If you mount the Docker socket for container discovery, the container needs permission to read it. Find your socket's group ID and add it to the compose file:\n\u003e\n\u003e ```bash\n\u003e stat -c '%g' /var/run/docker.sock\n\u003e ```\n\u003e\n\u003e Then add `group_add: [\"\u003cgid\u003e\"]` under your service (replace `\u003cgid\u003e` with the number from the command above). For example, if the result is `998`:\n\u003e\n\u003e ```yaml\n\u003e     group_add:\n\u003e       - \"998\"\n\u003e ```\n\n### 2️⃣ Generate encryption key\n\n```bash\nopenssl rand -base64 32\n```\n\n### 3️⃣ Start Charon\n\n```bash\ndocker-compose up -d\n```\n\n### 4️⃣ Access the dashboard\n\nOpen your browser and navigate to `http://localhost:8080` to access the dashboard and create your admin account.\n\n```code\nhttp://localhost:8080\n```\n\n### Getting Started\n\nFull setup instructions and documentation are available at [https://wikid82.github.io/Charon/docs/getting-started.html](https://wikid82.github.io/Charon/docs/getting-started.html).\n\n--- ## ✨ Top 10 Features\n\n### 🎯 **Point \u0026 Click Management**\n\nNo config files. No terminal commands. Just click, type your domain name, and you're live. If you can use a website, you can run Charon.\n\n### 🔐 **Automatic HTTPS Certificates**\n\nFree SSL certificates that request, install, and renew themselves. Your sites get the green padlock without you lifting a finger.\n\n### 🌐 **DNS Challenge for Wildcard Certificates**\n\nSecure all your subdomains with a single *.example.com certificate. Supports 15+ DNS providers including Cloudflare, Route53, DigitalOcean, and Google Cloud DNS. Credentials are encrypted and automatically rotated.\n\n### 🛡️ **Enterprise-Grade Security Built In**\n\nWeb Application Firewall, rate limiting, geographic blocking, access control lists, and intrusion detection via CrowdSec—with a built-in analytics dashboard showing attack trends, top offenders, and ban history. Protection that \"just works.\"\n\n### 🔐 **Supply Chain Security**\n\nVerifiable builds with cryptographic signatures, SLSA provenance attestation, and comprehensive SBOMs. Verify what you run with transparent, tamper-proof evidence.\n\n### 🌐 **Smart Proxy Headers**\n\nAutomatically adds standard headers (X-Real-IP, X-Forwarded-Proto, etc.) so your backend applications see real client IPs, enforce HTTPS correctly, and log accurately—with full backward compatibility for existing hosts.\n\n### 🐳 **Instant Docker Discovery**\n\nAlready running apps in Docker? Charon finds them automatically and offers one-click proxy setup. No manual configuration required.\n\n### 📊 **Real-Time Monitoring \u0026 Logs**\n\nSee exactly what's happening with live request logs, uptime monitoring, and instant notifications when something goes wrong.\n\n### 📥 **Migration Made Easy**\n\nAlready invested in another reverse proxy? Bring your work with you by importing your existing configurations with one click:\n\n- **Caddyfile** — Migrate from other Caddy setups\n- **Nginx** — Import from Nginx based configurations (Coming Soon)\n- **Traefik** - Import from Traefik based configurations (Coming Soon)\n- **CrowdSec** - Import from CrowdSec configurations\n- **JSON Import** — Restore from Charon backups or generic JSON configs\n\n### ⚡ **Live Configuration Changes**\n\nUpdate domains, add security rules, or modify settings instantly—no container restarts needed.* Your sites stay up while you make changes.\n\n### 🌍 **Multi-App Management**\n\nRun dozens of websites, APIs, or services from a single dashboard. Perfect for homelab enthusiasts and small teams managing multiple projects.\n\n### 🚀 **Zero-Dependency Deployment**\n\nOne Docker container. No databases to install. No external services required. No complexity—just pure simplicity.\n\n### 💯 **100% Free \u0026 Open Source**\n\nNo premium tiers. No feature paywalls. No usage limits. Everything you see is yours to use, forever, backed by the MIT license. \u003csup\u003e* Note: Initial security engine setup (CrowdSec) requires a one-time container restart to initialize the protection layer. All subsequent changes happen live.\u003c/sup\u003e **\n\n[Explore All Features →](https://github.com/Wikid82/Charon/blob/main/docs/features.md)**\n\n---\n💬 Support\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/Wikid82/Charon/issues\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg alt=\"GitHub issues\"\n         src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/issues/Wikid82/Charon\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/Wikid82/Charon/issues/new/choose\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/Support-Open%20Issue-blue?logo=github\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://discord.gg/Tvzg6BQx\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/Community-Discord-5865F2?logo=discord\u0026logoColor=white\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n\n---\n\n❤️ Free \u0026 Open Source\n\nCharon is 100% free and open source under the MIT License.\n\nNo premium tiers. No locked features. 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