---
name: "ziproxy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ziproxy"
version: "3.3.2-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ziproxy"
---

# ziproxy(1)

a compressing HTTP proxy server

## NAME

ziproxy - a compressing HTTP proxy server

## SYNOPSIS

**ziproxy** \<**-d**\|**-i**\|**-k**\> \[**-c** config\_file\] \[**-u** user\_name\] \[**-g** group\_name\] \[**-p** pid\_filename\] \[**-h**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ziproxy** is a forwarding, non-caching and compressing HTTP proxy server. Basically it squeezes images by converting them to lower quality JPEGs and compresses (gzip) HTML and other text-like data.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-d**, **--daemon-mode**

  Used when running in standalone mode.

- **-i**, **--inetd-mode**

  Used when running from inetd or xinetd.

- **-k**, **--stop-daemon**

  Stops daemon.

- **-c**, **--config-file** config\_file

  Full path to ziproxy.conf file (instead of default one).

- **-u**, **--user** user\_name

  Run daemon as the specified user. If unspecified and user\_name is specified, uses user\_name's group.

- **-g**, **--group** group\_name

  Run daemon as the specified group.

- **-p**, **--pid-file** pid\_filename

  Use the specified PID file for daemon control.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display summarized help.

## SEE ALSO

**[ziproxylogtool(1)](/ziproxylogtool/1.md)**

## AUTHOR

ziproxy was written by Juraj Variny and Daniel Mealha Cabrita.

This manual page was written by Marcos Talau \<marcostalau@gmail.com\>.