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# WRP - Web Rendering Proxy
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A HTTP proxy server that allows to use historical and obsolete web browsers on the modern web. It works by rendering the web page in to a GIF image associated with clickable imagemap of original web links.
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## Current Status
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* This is the new GoLang/[ChdomeDP](https://github.com/chromedp/chromedp) version.
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* It's still lacking some features of the [older version](/old) (such as real http proxy mode) but far surpasses it in terms of stability and usability.
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* It's beta quality but comared to the older version, it's maintainable and supportable.
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* Currently works as browser-in-browser. A real http proxy mode is being investigated. Check [issue #35](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/issues/35) for updates.
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## Usage
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1. [Download a WRP binary](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/releases) and run on a server/gateway.
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2. Point your legacy browser to the IP address:port of WRP server.
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3. Type a search string or a http/https URL and click Go.
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4. Adjust your screen width/height/scale/#colors to fit in your old browser.
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5. For very very very old browsers such as Mosaic 2.x and IBM WebExplorer 1.x tick the I checkbox to enable ISMAP mode. However this normally should not be needed.
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6. Scroll web page by clicking Up/Down. To go to top enter 0 and click Go.
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![ncsa mosaic on reddit in 2019](wrp.png)
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## Flags
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```
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-l listen address:port, default :8080
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-h headed mode, display browser window
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-d chromedp debug logging
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```
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## More info and screenshots
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* http://virtuallyfun.superglobalmegacorp.com/2014/03/11/web-rendering-proxy-update/
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* http://virtuallyfun.superglobalmegacorp.com/2014/03/03/surfing-modern-web-with-ancient-browsers/
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## Credits
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Uses [chromedp](https://github.com/chromedp), thanks to [mvdan](https://github.com/mvdan) for dealing with my issues
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Uses [go-quantize(github.com/ericpauley/go-quantize), thanks to [ericpauley](https://github.com/ericpauley) for developing the missing go quantizer
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Thanks to Jason Stevens of [Fun With Virtualization](https://virtuallyfun.com/) for graciously hosting my rumblings
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