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Deep Learning Driven Network Acceleration
https://github.com/gagansuie/oxidize
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Deep Learning Driven Network Acceleration
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/gagansuie/oxidize
- Owner: gagansuie
- Created: 2026-01-05T08:59:03.000Z (6 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-19T08:14:02.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-19T08:52:11.435Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: ai, ml, network, quic
- Language: Rust
- Homepage: https://oxd.sh
- Size: 9.94 MB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
- Security: docs/SECURITY.md
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# Oxidize
### Open Source Deep Learning Driven Network Acceleration
**Neural networks predict packet loss before it happens, optimize routing in real-time, and accelerate your network automatically.**
> ๐ฅ **0.7ยตs** per-packet processing โข **44%** header compression โข **Zero-copy** packet pipeline โข **Pure Rust**
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[Website](https://oxd.sh) ยท [Download](https://oxd.sh/download) ยท [Documentation](docs/) ยท [Speed Test](#speed-test)
---
## The Problem
Your ISP's routing is suboptimal:
- **Congested peering points** โ packet loss
- **Cost-optimized routes** โ unnecessary latency (+50-200ms)
- **No QoS guarantees** โ inconsistent performance
## The Solution
```
โ Direct (Your ISP): You โ Congested ISP routes โ Destination (120ms, 2% loss)
โ
Via Oxidize: You โ QUIC tunnel โ Premium edge โ Destination (80ms, 0% loss)
```
## Architecture
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Your Device โ QUIC โ Relay Server โ
โ oxidize-client โ โโโโโโโบ โ oxidize-server โ โโโโโโโบ Internet
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ โ
TCP + UDP TCP + UDP
captured forwarded
```
- **Full traffic tunneling** โ ALL TCP and UDP traffic flows through the relay
- **Dedicated infrastructure** โ no peer-to-peer, no bandwidth sharing with strangers
- **Smart routing** โ gaming tunneled, streaming bypassed for zero latency
## Perfect For
| ๐ฎ Gamers | ๐ฑ Mobile Users | ๐ข Remote Workers | ๐ Bad ISPs |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|
| Reduce jitter & packet loss | Better than carrier routing | VPN alternative, better perf | Bypass congestion |
## Features
### ๐ Core Performance
- **QUIC Protocol** - 0-RTT resumption, stream multiplexing, fast loss recovery
- **Smart Routing** - Bypass congested ISP routes with optimized paths
- **Adaptive FEC** - Dynamic Reed-Solomon redundancy based on packet loss rate
- **Multi-path Support** - WiFi + LTE bandwidth aggregation and seamless failover
### โก High-Performance Pipeline (100x Optimization)
- **Kernel Bypass** - AF_XDP/XDP for bare metal (10-25 Gbps, no dedicated CPU cores)
- **Zero-Copy I/O** - Direct packet access via AF_XDP UMEM
- **UDP GSO/GRO Batching** - 64 packets per syscall, 5-10x throughput
- **Zero-Copy Buffers** - Buffer pooling eliminates allocation overhead
- **Ring Buffers** - Lock-free packet queuing
- **Connection Pooling** - QUIC connection reuse, 10x handshake reduction
- **SIMD Acceleration** - AVX-512/AVX2/NEON optimized operations (2x faster with AVX-512)
- **Lock-Free Streams** - No mutex contention on hot path
- **ACK Batching** - Configurable batching reduces round-trips
- **Latency Instrumentation** - Built-in ยตs-level timing for optimization
- **LZ4 DEFAULT Mode** - ~6 GB/s compression (30x faster than HIGH mode)
- **Zero-Allocation Hot Path** - Ownership transfer instead of cloning in packet pipeline
### ๐ฑ OxTunnel Protocol (Unified Cross-Platform)
Custom high-performance tunnel protocol replacing WireGuard with **unified architecture** for all platforms:
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ OxTunnel Protocol (TCP + UDP) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ Linux: App โ NFQUEUE โ OxTunnel โ QUIC Datagrams โ Server โ
โ macOS: App โ PF/Utun โ OxTunnel โ QUIC Datagrams โ Server โ
โ Windows: App โ WinDivert โ OxTunnel โ QUIC Datagrams โ Server โ
โ Android: App โ VpnService โ OxTunnel โ QUIC Datagrams โ Server โ
โ iOS: App โ NEPacketTunnel โ OxTunnel โ QUIC Datagrams โ Serverโ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
All platforms: TCP + UDP tunneled, UDP fallback when QUIC blocked
```
- **Same protocol everywhere** - All platforms use identical OxTunnel encapsulation
- **Platform-specific capture** - NFQUEUE (Linux), PF (macOS), WinDivert (Windows), VpnService (Android)
- **QUIC primary transport** - Encrypted, multiplexed, 0-RTT for all platforms
- **UDP fallback** - For networks that block QUIC
- **V2 Variable Headers** - 2-7 byte headers (avg 4B) with varint encoding, 55% smaller than V1
- **64 packets/batch** - Reduces syscalls by 64x
- **Zero-copy buffer pools** - 128 pre-allocated buffers, no heap allocation per packet
| Feature | WireGuard | OxTunnel |
|---------|-----------|----------|
| Header size | 32+ bytes | **4 bytes avg** (V2) |
| Encryption | Double (WG + TLS) | Single (QUIC TLS 1.3) |
| Handshake | Multi-round Noise | Single round-trip |
| Buffer allocation | Per-packet malloc | Zero-copy pool |
| Batch processing | No | 64 packets/batch |
| Packet capture | TUN device | NFQUEUE/PF/WinDivert |
| Transport | UDP only | QUIC + UDP fallback |
| Cross-platform | Separate implementations | Unified protocol |
### ๐ญ MASQUE-Inspired Architecture
Inspired by [Cloudflare's MASQUE/WARP](https://blog.cloudflare.com/zero-trust-warp-with-a-masque/):
- **QUIC Datagrams** - Real-time traffic (gaming/VoIP) bypasses stream ordering, eliminating head-of-line blocking
- **0-RTT Session Resumption** - Instant reconnects via cached session tickets
- **Connection Migration** - Seamless WiFi โ cellular transitions without reconnecting
- **Dual-Path Architecture** - Streams for reliable traffic, datagrams for latency-sensitive traffic
- **Smart Traffic Detection** - Auto-detects gaming/VoIP ports for optimal routing
### ๐ง Smart Traffic Management
- **Adaptive ML Congestion Control** - Online learning with continuous improvement
- Lookup tables generated from trained ML model (<100ns decisions)
- Live ML inference for edge cases (~1ยตs)
- Automatic table refresh (hourly) from real traffic observations
- No restart needed - model improves continuously
- **ECN (Explicit Congestion Notification)** - RFC 9000 compliant
- DCTCP-style congestion response
- Better signals than loss-based detection
- **Multipath QUIC** - Aggregate bandwidth across paths
- Adaptive path selection (RTT + loss + bandwidth scoring)
- Seamless failover on path failure
- Round-robin, weighted, or lowest-RTT scheduling
- **Deep Packet Inspection** - Identifies Discord, Zoom, Valorant, Fortnite by protocol patterns
- **Application Fingerprinting** - Detect apps on non-standard ports (Discord on 443, etc.)
- **Traffic Classification** - Auto-detects gaming/streaming/VoIP for optimal handling
- **Smart Split-Tunneling** - Gaming tunneled for optimization, streaming bypassed for clean IP
- **Edge Caching** - LRU cache for static content at relay points
### ๐ง Deep Learning Engine (Pure Rust, 10x Optimized)
Self-improving network optimization using neural networks with **adaptive online learning**:
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ AdaptiveMlEngine (Production) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ
โ โ ML Lookup Tables โ โ Live ML Inference โ โ Online Learning โ โ
โ โ - From ML model โ โ - Candle/SafeTensorsโ โ - 100K obs bufferโ โ
โ โ - <100ns lookup โ โ - <1ยตs inference โ โ - Hourly refresh โ โ
โ โ - 90%+ hit rate โ โ - Edge cases only โ โ - No restart โ โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
```
**Core Models (Always Active):**
| Model | Architecture | Latency | Purpose |
|-------|--------------|---------|----------|
| **Loss Predictor** | Transformer | <10ยตs | Predicts packet loss 50-100ms ahead |
| **Congestion Control** | PPO (continuous) | <1ยตs | Optimal CWND via lookup + ML fallback |
| **Compression Oracle** | Entropy heuristics | <1ยตs | Skip already-compressed data |
| **Path Selector** | UCB1 bandit | <1ยตs | Learns best path per traffic type |
| **FEC Decision** | Lookup table | <100ns | Optimal redundancy ratio |
**Performance Benchmarks:**
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ ML ENGINE BENCHMARKS โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฃ
โ Lookup Table Hit: <100ns (90%+ of decisions) โ
โ Live ML Inference: <1ยตs (candle optimized) โ
โ Transformer: <10ยตs (loss prediction) โ
โ Online Learning: Continuous (no restart) โ
โ Table Refresh: Hourly (from observations) โ
โ Memory Footprint: <10MB (all models + tables) โ
โ Observation Buffer: 100K samples (circular) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
```
**Advanced ML Features (Scale-Ready):**
| Feature | Purpose | Latency Impact | When Needed |
|---------|---------|----------------|-------------|
| **Federated Learning** | Privacy-preserving aggregation with DP | Async | Multi-server |
| **Multi-agent RL** | Distributed congestion control | ~50ยตs/action | Multi-flow |
| **A/B Testing** | Statistical model deployment experiments | ~1ยตs | Always |
See [ADVANCED_ML.md](docs/ADVANCED_ML.md) and [DEEP_LEARNING.md](docs/DEEP_LEARNING.md) for detailed documentation.
**Gaming Ports (QUIC Datagrams):**
| Platform | Ports |
|----------|-------|
| Xbox Live | 3074, 3478-3480 |
| PlayStation | 3658-3659 |
| Steam/Valve | 27015-27017 |
| Unreal Engine | 7777-7779 |
| VoIP/SIP | 5060-5061 |
**Bypass Domains (Direct, Your IP):**
Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, HBO Max, Spotify - automatically bypassed so streaming services see your residential IP.
### ๐ฆ Compression (Pure Rust, Enabled by Default)
- **Parallel LZ4 Compression** - Multi-threaded compression scales with CPU cores (10+ Gbps)
- **Per-Connection Dictionaries** - Learns per-flow patterns for 20-40% better compression
- **ROHC Header Compression** - 44% size reduction for UDP/IP headers
- UDP, TCP, IP, RTP, ESP, IPv6 profiles
- Fast state transitions (IR โ FO โ SO in 5 packets vs standard 10)
- LRU context eviction for inactive flows
- W-LSB delta encoding for sequence numbers
- **Enabled by default** - no configuration needed
- **SIMD-Accelerated** - AVX2/NEON when available
- **Intelligent Selection** - Automatically chooses best compression per packet
- **Smart Entropy Detection** - Shannon entropy + magic byte detection skips encrypted/compressed data
- Detects gzip, ZIP, LZ4, Zstd, TLS records, JPEG, PNG, MP4
- Entropy threshold: >7.5 bits/byte = skip compression
**ROHC Performance Impact:**
| Traffic Type | Without ROHC | With ROHC | Savings |
|--------------|--------------|-----------|--------|
| UDP Gaming (64B) | 62% header overhead | 3% | **59%** |
| VoIP RTP (160B) | 25% header overhead | 1% | **24%** |
| SSH keystrokes (80B) | 75% header overhead | 10% | **65%** |
### ๐ Security & DDoS Protection
- **TLS 1.3** - Real certificate support with Let's Encrypt
- **Per-IP Rate Limiting** - Connection, PPS, and bandwidth limits
- **Auto-blocking** - Automatic IP blocking after violations
- **QUIC Security** - Stateless retry, address validation, anti-amplification
- **Connection Multiplexing** - Thousands of concurrent flows
### ๐ Infrastructure & Resilience
- **Connection Migration** - Seamless WiFi โ LTE handoff
- **Multi-Server Ready** - Relay mesh for scaling when needed
- **Predictive Prefetching** - DNS and connection pre-warming
- **Health Monitoring** - Automatic failover on relay issues
### ๐ Server-to-Internet Optimizations
The relay server optimizes traffic from server to destination (your game server, websites, etc.):
| Optimization | Benefit | Implementation |
|--------------|---------|----------------|
| **BBR Congestion Control** | 2-25x better throughput on lossy links | `tcp_congestion_control = bbr` |
| **TCP Fast Open** | -1 RTT on repeat connections | `tcp_fastopen = 3` |
| **UDP GSO/GRO** | 64 packets per syscall | Kernel 4.18+ |
| **ECN (RFC 9000)** | Congestion signals without loss | DCTCP-style response |
| **Jumbo Frames** | 9000 MTU on datacenter NICs | Reduces header overhead |
| **NUMA-Aware** | Memory close to CPU | <100ns memory access |
| **Peering** | Direct routes to game servers | Latitude.sh Chicago |
**Server Kernel Tuning (Applied Automatically):**
```
net.core.rmem_max = 268MB # Large receive buffers
net.core.wmem_max = 268MB # Large send buffers
net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 500K # Handle burst traffic
net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control = bbr # Google BBR
net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen = 3 # Client + server TFO
```
**Why This Matters:**
```
Without optimization: Server โ 5 hops โ ISP peering โ 8 hops โ Game Server
With Oxidize: Server โ 2 hops โ Direct peering โ Game Server
(Latitude.sh has direct peering with major gaming networks)
```
### ๐ Observability
- **Prometheus Metrics** - Latency, throughput, compression ratios
- **Speed Test** - Built-in benchmarking with JSON output
## Speed Test
Test your connection improvement before committing:
```bash
# Human-readable results
oxidize-client --server SERVER_IP:4433 --speedtest
# JSON output for scripting
oxidize-client --server SERVER_IP:4433 --speedtest --json
```
Sample output:
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Oxidize Speed Test Results โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฃ
โ Direct Via Relay Improvement โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฃ
โ Latency (ms): 45.2 38.1 +15.7% โ
โ Download (Mbps): 85.2 92.4 +8.5% โ
โ Upload (Mbps): 42.1 48.7 +15.7% โ
โ Jitter (ms): 12.3 4.2 +65.9% โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โจ Summary: Oxidize provides 16% better latency, 8% better download speed
```
## Quick Start
### One-Click Client Install
```bash
# Install and auto-start (defaults to relay.oxd.sh:4433)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gagansuie/oxidize/main/install.sh | sudo bash
```
```bash
# Or specify a custom server
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gagansuie/oxidize/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- relay.oxd.sh:4433
```
The installer handles everything: downloads binary, configures service, and starts automatically.
> **Review the script:** [install.sh](install.sh)
### Build from Source
```bash
# Build
cargo build --release
# Run server (on your relay server)
./target/release/oxidize-server --listen 0.0.0.0:4433
# Run client (defaults to relay.oxd.sh:4433)
./target/release/oxidize-client
# Or specify a custom server
./target/release/oxidize-client --server relay.oxd.sh:4433
# Run speed test
./target/release/oxidize-client --speedtest
```
## Configuration
Create `config.toml`:
```toml
max_connections = 10000
enable_compression = true
enable_tcp_acceleration = true
rate_limit_per_ip = 100
# ROHC header compression (enabled by default)
enable_rohc = true
rohc_max_size = 1400
# Congestion control (adaptive_ml, cubic, gaming)
congestion_algorithm = "adaptive_ml"
# Priority scheduling
enable_priority_scheduler = true
# Performance optimizations are always enabled:
# - Zero-copy buffer pooling
# - Lock-free stream handling
# - ACK batching (8 per batch)
# - Latency instrumentation
```
### Feature Interactions
| Feature Combo | Interaction | Status |
|--------------|-------------|--------|
| FEC + Compression | FEC adds redundancy before compression | โ
Auto-adapts |
| ROHC + Small Packets | ROHC best for <200B packets | โ
Auto-selects per packet |
| Zero-copy + Compression | Compression into pooled buffer | โ
No conflict |
| Priority Scheduler + ACK Batching | Real-time traffic prioritized | โ
ACKs respect priority |
## Real-World Performance
### ๐ฏ Relay Overhead: 0.004%
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ PERFORMANCE BREAKDOWN โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโค
โ Per-packet processing: 0.7ยตs (with ML inference) โ
โ Concurrent users: 10,000 - 50,000 per instance โ
โ PPS capacity: ~100K packets/sec โ
โ Memory footprint: <100 MB โ
โ โ
โ Verdict: PRODUCTION READY โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
```
### ๐ฎ Gaming Overhead Analysis
| Workload | Tick Rate | Tick Period | Oxidize Overhead |
|----------|-----------|-------------|------------------|
| Competitive FPS | 128 Hz | 7.8ms | **0.009%** |
| Standard Gaming | 64 Hz | 15.6ms | **0.004%** |
| VoIP (20ms frames) | 50 Hz | 20ms | **0.0035%** |
| Video Streaming | 60 Hz | 16.7ms | **0.004%** |
**Why it matters:** Batching and QUIC datagrams eliminate latency *spikes* - the micro-stutters from syscalls and head-of-line blocking that ruin gaming feel.
### When Oxidize Helps
- Mobile networks: +30-50% improvement (packet loss handling)
- Congested ISPs: +40-60% improvement (better routing)
- Gaming: +20-40% improvement (stable latency)
- API-heavy apps: +50-70% improvement (compression + multiplexing)
### When It Won't
- Already-optimal fiber connections
- Video streaming (already compressed)
- Local network traffic
**Honest benchmarks, no marketing BS.**
## Production Ready
โ
TLS 1.3 ย ยทย โ
Rate limiting ย ยทย โ
Prometheus metrics ย ยทย โ
DDoS protection ย ยทย โ
230+ tests ย ยทย โ
Zero external deps
### โ
Implemented Features Summary
| Category | Feature | Status |
|----------|---------|--------|
| **Protocol** | OxTunnel (unified cross-platform) | โ
Implemented |
| **Protocol** | V2 Variable Headers (4B avg) | โ
Implemented |
| **Protocol** | QUIC Datagrams (gaming/VoIP) | โ
Implemented |
| **Protocol** | 0-RTT Session Resumption | โ
Implemented |
| **Transport** | QUIC Primary + UDP Fallback | โ
Implemented |
| **Transport** | Connection Migration (WiFiโLTE) | โ
Implemented |
| **Transport** | Multi-path Aggregation | โ
Implemented |
| **Kernel Bypass** | AF_XDP/XDP (10-25 Gbps) | โ
Implemented |
| **Compression** | LZ4 (~4 GB/s) | โ
Implemented |
| **Compression** | ROHC Headers (44% reduction) | โ
Implemented |
| **Compression** | Per-Connection Dictionaries | โ
Implemented |
| **ML Engine** | Transformer Loss Predictor | โ
Implemented |
| **ML Engine** | PPO Congestion Controller | โ
Implemented |
| **ML Engine** | Speculative Pre-computation | โ
Implemented |
| **ML Engine** | UCB1 Path Selection | โ
Implemented |
| **Congestion** | Adaptive ML (online learning) | โ
Implemented |
| **Congestion** | ML-Augmented Pacing | โ
Implemented |
| **Multipath** | MPTCP-style Redundancy | โ
Implemented |
| **Multipath** | ML Handoff Prediction (WiFiโLTE) | โ
Implemented |
| **Traffic** | Deep Packet Inspection | โ
Implemented |
| **Traffic** | Application Fingerprinting | โ
Implemented |
| **Protocol** | Trusted Network Detection | โ
Implemented |
| **Protocol** | Dynamic Buffer Pool | โ
Implemented |
| **Protocol** | NUMA-Aware Allocation | โ
Implemented |
| **SIMD** | AVX-512/AVX2 Packet Parsing | โ
Implemented |
| **FEC** | Adaptive Reed-Solomon | โ
Implemented |
| **Security** | TLS 1.3 / Let's Encrypt | โ
Implemented |
| **Security** | Rate Limiting / DDoS Protection | โ
Implemented |
| **Observability** | Prometheus Metrics | โ
Implemented |
| **Apps** | Desktop (Linux/macOS/Windows) | โ
Implemented |
| **Apps** | Mobile (Android/iOS) | ๐ง Coming Soon |
## Monitoring
```bash
# Metrics endpoint
curl http://localhost:9090/metrics
```
**Latency Metrics:**
```
โ Avg Process Latency: 0.7ยตs # Per-packet processing time
โ Avg Forward Latency: 12.3ยตs # Time to forward to destination
โ Avg Encode Latency: 0.2ยตs # Message encoding time
โ Avg Decode Latency: 0.3ยตs # Message decoding time
```
Use these metrics to identify bottlenecks and tune `ack_batch_size` for your workload.
## Desktop App
The Oxidize desktop app provides a modern GUI for managing connections.
> **โ ๏ธ Daemon Required**: The desktop app requires the daemon to be installed for full traffic tunneling and IP protection. Install via Settings โ Install Daemon.
### Features
- **Full IP Protection** - All traffic tunneled through relay, your real IP is hidden
- **Auto-connect** - Automatically connects to closest region on launch (configurable)
- **Closest Region Detection** - Uses IP geolocation + haversine distance to find optimal server
- **Server List** - Browse all available regions with status, latency, and server count
- **Connection Stats** - Real-time bytes sent/received and uptime
- **Launch at Startup** - Optional system startup integration
### Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| Launch at Startup | Start Oxidize when your computer boots |
| Auto-connect | Automatically connect to closest region on launch |
| Install Daemon | Required for connection - installs system service |
### macOS Security Prompt
macOS may show a security warning when opening unsigned apps:
> "Oxidize.app cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified"
**Workaround:** Right-click the app โ Select "Open" โ Click "Open" in the dialog.
Or via Terminal: `xattr -cr /Applications/Oxidize.app`
---
## Mobile Apps
Native iOS and Android apps with the same core functionality as desktop.
### Download
| Platform | Store | Status |
|----------|-------|--------|
| **Android** | [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sh.oxd.app) | Coming Soon |
| **iOS** | [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/oxidize/id0000000000) | Coming Soon |
### Features
- **Same OxTunnel protocol** - Identical to desktop, unified codebase
- **VpnService (Android)** / **NEPacketTunnel (iOS)** - Native packet capture
- **Auto-connect** - Connect on launch (configurable)
- **Region selection** - Browse and select optimal servers
- **Connection stats** - Real-time bandwidth and latency
### Mobile-Specific Notes
- **No daemon required** - Mobile uses native VPN APIs
- **Battery optimized** - Efficient QUIC transport
- **Background support** - Stays connected when app is backgrounded
### Development
Mobile apps are built with [Tauri](https://tauri.app/) and deploy via [Fastlane](https://fastlane.tools/):
```bash
# Android (requires Android SDK + NDK)
cd app && npx tauri android build
# iOS (requires macOS + Xcode)
cd app && npx tauri ios init && npx tauri ios build
```
For deployment setup, see [MOBILE_DEPLOYMENT.md](docs/MOBILE_DEPLOYMENT.md).
---
## Daemon Management
The daemon runs **OxTunnel** - our unified protocol that captures packets via NFQUEUE and tunnels them over QUIC:
### How OxTunnel Works (Linux)
```
App Traffic โ NFQUEUE (kernel) โ OxTunnel Batching โ QUIC Datagrams โ Relay Server
โ โ
TCP + UDP TCP: Connection proxy
captured UDP: Direct forward
```
### Features
- **Full traffic capture** - Intercepts **both TCP and UDP** at kernel level via NFQUEUE
- **TCP connection pooling** - Server maintains persistent TCP connections to destinations
- **UDP direct forwarding** - Low-latency UDP packet forwarding
- **64 packets/batch** - Reduces syscalls, improves throughput
- **QUIC datagrams** - Zero head-of-line blocking for gaming/VoIP
- **Pure userspace** - No kernel modules, no TUN devices
- **Same protocol as mobile** - Unified OxTunnel on all platforms
### Commands
```bash
# Check status
sudo systemctl status oxidize-daemon
# Start/Stop/Restart
sudo systemctl start oxidize-daemon
sudo systemctl stop oxidize-daemon
sudo systemctl restart oxidize-daemon
# View logs
sudo journalctl -u oxidize-daemon -f
# Manual run (for debugging)
sudo ./target/release/oxidize-daemon
```
### NFQUEUE iptables Rules
When connected, the daemon automatically configures rules for **both TCP and UDP**:
```bash
# Check active rules
sudo iptables -L OUTPUT -v -n --line-numbers
# Expected output shows both protocols captured:
# NFQUEUE udp -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 NFQUEUE num 0 bypass
# NFQUEUE tcp -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 NFQUEUE num 0 bypass
```
## Documentation
- [CHANGELOG.md](docs/CHANGELOG.md) - **Recent changes and removed modules**
- [OXTUNNEL.md](docs/OXTUNNEL.md) - OxTunnel protocol specification (replaces WireGuard)
- [DEEP_LEARNING.md](docs/DEEP_LEARNING.md) - Deep learning engine (Transformer, PPO, UCB1)
- [ADVANCED_ML.md](docs/ADVANCED_ML.md) - Scale-ready ML features (Federated Learning, Multi-agent RL, A/B Testing)
- [SECURITY.md](docs/SECURITY.md) - Security hardening & DDoS protection
- [VULTR_DEPLOYMENT.md](docs/vultr/VULTR_DEPLOYMENT.md) - Bare metal deployment guide
- [LATITUDE_DEPLOYMENT.md](docs/latitude/LATITUDE_DEPLOYMENT.md) - Latitude.sh deployment guide
- [ZERO-DOWNTIME.md](docs/ZERO-DOWNTIME.md) - Zero-downtime deployment
## Testing
```bash
cargo test --all
```
## Benchmarks
```bash
# Run performance benchmarks
cargo bench --package oxidize-common
```
**Sample Results:**
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ KEY BENCHMARKS โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฃ
โ E2E Pipeline: 0.7ยตs per packet โ
โ LZ4 Throughput: ~4 GB/s (native LZ4, 10+ Gbps) โ
โ FEC Throughput: ~4321 MB/s (never a bottleneck) โ
โ ROHC Compression: 44% size reduction โ
โ Buffer Pool: 100% hit rate (zero allocs) โ
โ Batch Efficiency: 2.6x speedup (fewer syscalls) โ
โ Multipath Select: 9M ops/sec โ
โ Sustained Load: 3M+ ops/sec (no degradation) โ
โ Concurrent Users: 10,000 - 50,000 per instance โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
```
**ML Engine Benchmarks:**
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ ML INFERENCE BENCHMARKS โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฃ
โ Transformer: <10ยตs inference (loss prediction) โ
โ PPO Controller: <10ยตs inference (CWND optimization) โ
โ Speculative Cache: <1ยตs hit (100 decisions pre-computed) โ
โ Compression Oracle: <1ยตs (entropy-based heuristics) โ
โ Path Selection: <1ยตs (UCB1 bandit) โ
โ Cache Hit Rate: >95% (speculative pre-computation) โ
โ Memory Footprint: <10MB (all models embedded) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
```
**Kernel Bypass Mode (Bare Metal):**
```
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ KERNEL BYPASS BENCHMARKS (AF_XDP) โ
โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฃ
โ XDP Mode: 10-25 Gbps (event-driven, low power) โ
โ Per-Packet Latency: <300ns (P99) โ
โ Zero-Copy: No memcpy in hot path โ
โ Lock-Free Rings: SPSC queues, no contention โ
โ Batch Processing: 64 packets per burst โ
โ CPU Pinning: Dedicated cores per queue โ
โ NUMA Aware: Memory allocation close to CPU โ
โ Huge Pages: 1GB/2MB pages for minimal TLB misses โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
```
> **Note:** AF_XDP kernel bypass requires the `xdp` feature and Linux kernel 5.4+.
> Event-driven architecture with no dedicated CPU cores needed. See deployment guides for setup.
## Uninstall
### Linux / macOS
```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gagansuie/oxidize/main/scripts/uninstall.sh | sudo bash
```
### Windows (PowerShell as Admin)
```powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gagansuie/oxidize/main/scripts/uninstall-windows.ps1 | iex
```
### Options
```bash
# Linux/macOS
sudo ./scripts/uninstall.sh --repo /path/to/oxidize # Also clean local builds
./scripts/uninstall.sh --local-only # Only clean builds (no sudo)
```
```powershell
# Windows
.\scripts\uninstall-windows.ps1 -Repo C:\path\to\oxidize # Also clean local builds
.\scripts\uninstall-windows.ps1 -LocalOnly # Only clean builds
```
### What Gets Removed
| Component | Linux | macOS | Windows |
|-----------|-------|-------|---------|
| **Binaries** | `/usr/local/bin/oxidize-*` | Same | `%ProgramFiles%\Oxidize\` |
| **Services** | systemd units | launchd plist | Windows service |
| **Config** | `/etc/oxidize/` | Same | `%APPDATA%\Oxidize\` |
| **Desktop entries** | `.desktop` files | N/A | Start menu shortcuts |
| **App data** | `~/.local/share/com.oxidize.app` | `~/Library/Application Support/` | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\com.oxidize.app` |
| **Firewall** | iptables NFQUEUE | PF rules | Firewall rule + WinDivert |
| **Local builds** | `target/`, `node_modules/`, `gen/` | Same | Same |
> **Review the scripts:** [uninstall.sh](scripts/uninstall.sh) ยท [uninstall-windows.ps1](scripts/uninstall-windows.ps1)
## License
MIT OR Apache-2.0
---