UPDATE: Add admin relaunch functionality for macOS and Linux, enhance README with new features and usage examples

2026-05-23 19:53:13 +07:00
parent 1692bd73a2
commit 1abf0caee4
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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ A lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy server with domain redirection and request blocki
 - Automatic certificate management
 - Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
 - System proxy configuration
+- Automatic admin prompt on macOS/Linux for certificate/proxy setup

 ## Installation

@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ go build

 - `-r`: Redirect target host (default: "127.0.0.1:21000")
 - `-b`: Comma-separated list of blocked ports
+- `-p`: Proxy listen port (default: auto)
 - `-e`: Path to an executable to run with admin privileges

 ### Examples
@@ -66,6 +68,14 @@ go build
   ./firefly-proxy.exe -e "/path/to/your/executable" //windows
   ```

+5. Start proxy on a specific port:
+   ```bash
+   ./firefly-proxy -p 8888 //linux|macos
+   ./firefly-proxy.exe -p 8888 //windows
+   ```
+
+   On macOS/Linux, if the proxy is not already running as root, it relaunches with an administrator prompt. On Linux, logs from the elevated process are written to `/tmp/firefly-go-proxy.log`; on macOS, elevated process output is discarded.
+
 ## How it works

 The proxy intercepts HTTP/HTTPS traffic and can: