--- title: "Installing FRP Server on a Raspberry Pi" description: "How to self-host an FRP Server on a Raspberry Pi as a cheaper alternative to Google Cloud, exposing internal network sites to the internet via reverse proxy, with auto-start on boot." canonical_url: "https://blog.markkulab.net/en/post/raspberry-intstall-frps" author: "Mark Ku" author_url: "https://blog.markkulab.net/en/author/mark-ku" site: "Mark Ku's Tech Notes" date_published: "2022-02-03 01:01:01 +0800" category: "Infra" tags: ["frp", "frps", "raspberry pi", "reverse proxy", "linux", "self-hosted"] language: "en" license: "CC BY 4.0" license_url: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" attribution: "when reusing or quoting, credit the author and link back to the original" --- # Installing FRP Server on a Raspberry Pi ## Installing FRP Server on a Raspberry Pi ## Problem Statement A previous post covered how to set up an FRP reverse proxy server on Google Cloud to expose internal network sites to the internet. However, as the number of sites grew, the monthly cost kept climbing — eventually reaching $200–300 TWD. I decided to self-host FRP Server on a Raspberry Pi instead. ## Step 1: Download the Latest Version of frps ``` wget https://github.com/fatedier/frp/releases/download/v0.47.0/frp_0.47.0_linux_arm.tar.gz ``` Extract the archive and rename the folder to `frp`: ``` tar -zxvf frp_0.47.0_linux_arm.tar.gz mkdir /var/frps mv frp_0.47.0_linux_arm/* /var/frps/ cd /var/frps ``` Edit the frps configuration file (`sudo vim frps.ini`): ``` # frps.ini [common] bind_addr = 0.0.0.0 bind_port = 7000 vhost_http_port = 80 vhost_https_port = 443 dashboard_port = 7500 dashboard_user = admin dashboard_pwd = 你的密碼 authentication_method = token token = frpc 連線的 token ``` Run frps: ``` sudo ./frps -c ./frps.ini ``` ## Step 2: Configure DNS Records ![Console output showing frps server starting and multiple proxies created](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/raspberry-intstall-frps/images/wxhxp8T.webp) Add a DNS A record pointing `proxy.markkulab.net` to the FRP Server host: ![DNS A record configuration showing proxy host and IP address](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/raspberry-intstall-frps/images/Br3Kpe1.webp) Add a CNAME record so that visitors accessing `blog.markkulab.net` get routed by frps to the mapped client-side service: ![DNS CNAME record form mapping blog to proxy.markkulab.net](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/raspberry-intstall-frps/images/WHDoSYy.webp) ![CNAME record configuration form for shop host pointing to proxy.markkulab](https://blog.markkulab.net/content/markku/posts/raspberry-intstall-frps/images/7iCNmjK.webp) ## frpc.ini Configuration ``` [common] server_addr = proxy.markkulab.net server_port = 7000 auth_token = 你的密碼 pool_count = 100 [ShopCartHttps2] type = https custom_domains = shop.markkulab.net local_port = 888 plugin = https2http plugin_local_addr = 127.0.0.1:888 plugin_crt_path = /Public/shop_certificate.crt plugin_key_path = /Public/shop_private.key plugin_host_header_rewrite = 127.0.0.1 plugin_header_X-From-Where = frp [blog] type = https local_port = 49183 custom_domains = blog.markkulab.net plugin = https2http plugin_local_addr = 127.0.0.1:49183 # HTTPS 证书相关的配置 plugin_crt_path = /Public/blog_certificate.crt plugin_key_path = /Public/blog_private.key plugin_host_header_rewrite = 127.0.0.1 plugin_header_X-From-Where = frp ``` ## Configure Auto-Start on Boot ### Add a systemd service file under `/lib/systemd/system/` ``` sudo vim /lib/systemd/system/frps.service ``` ### Use the following configuration as a template ``` [Unit] Description=FRP Server After=network.target Wants=network.target [Service] Restart=on-failure RestartSec=5 ExecStart=/var/frps/frps -c /var/frps/frps.ini [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` ### Managing the Service ``` sudo systemctl start frps.service //啟動 FRP Server 服務 sudo systemctl stop frps.service //停止 FRP Server 服務 sudo systemctl restart frps.service //重啟 FRP Server 服務 sudo systemctl enable frps.service //開機時自動啟動 FRP Server 服務 sudo systemctl disable frps.service //開機時不要啟動 FRP Server 服務 sudo systemctl status frps.service //查看FRP Server 狀態 sudo systemctl daemon-reload // reload service ``` ### Final Note It turned out that network speeds through the Raspberry Pi were actually faster than through Google Cloud. 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