hetty

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:36:19 +0800

dstotijn/hetty

Hetty is an HTTP toolkit for security research. It aims to become an open source alternative to commercial software like Burp Suite Pro, with powerful features tailored to the needs of the infosec and bug bounty community.

Features

Machine-in-the-middle (MITM) HTTP proxy, with logs and advanced search
HTTP client for manually creating/editing requests, and replay proxied requests
Intercept requests and responses for manual review (edit, send/receive, cancel)
Scope support, to help keep work organized
Easy-to-use web based admin interface
Project based database storage, to help keep work organized

👷‍♂️ Hetty is under active development. Check the backlog for the current status.

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Getting started

💡 The Getting started doc has more detailed install and usage instructions.

Installation

The quickest way to install and update Hetty is via a package manager:

macOS

`1`	`brew install hettysoft/tap/hetty`

Linux

`1`	`sudo snap install hetty`

Windows

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scoop bucket add hettysoft https://github.com/hettysoft/scoop-bucket.git
scoop install hettysoft/hetty

Other

Alternatively, you can download the latest release from GitHub for your OS and architecture, and move the binary to a directory in your $PATH. If your OS is not available for one of the package managers or not listed in the GitHub releases, you can compile from source (link coming soon).

Docker

Docker images are distributed via GitHub’s Container registry and Docker Hub. To run Hetty via with a volume for database and certificate storage, and port 8080 forwarded:

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docker run -v $HOME/.hetty:/root/.hetty -p 8080:8080 \
  ghcr.io/dstotijn/hetty:latest

Usage

Once installed, start Hetty via:

hetty

💡 Read the Getting started doc for more details.

To list all available options, run: hetty --help:

$ hetty --help

Usage:
    hetty [flags] [subcommand] [flags]

Runs an HTTP server with (MITM) proxy, GraphQL service, and a web based admin interface.

Options:
    --cert         Path to root CA certificate. Creates file if it doesn't exist. (Default: "~/.hetty/hetty_cert.pem")
    --key          Path to root CA private key. Creates file if it doesn't exist. (Default: "~/.hetty/hetty_key.pem")
    --db           Database file path. Creates file if it doesn't exist. (Default: "~/.hetty/hetty.db")
    --addr         TCP address for HTTP server to listen on, in the form \"host:port\". (Default: ":8080")
    --chrome       Launch Chrome with proxy settings applied and certificate errors ignored. (Default: false)
    --verbose      Enable verbose logging.
    --json         Encode logs as JSON, instead of pretty/human readable output.
    --version, -v  Output version.
    --help, -h     Output this usage text.

Subcommands:
    - cert  Certificate management

Run `hetty <subcommand> --help` for subcommand specific usage instructions.

Visit https://hetty.xyz to learn more about Hetty.

Documentation

📖 Read the docs

Support

Use issues for bug reports and feature requests, and discussions for questions and troubleshooting.

Community

💬 Join the Hetty Discord server

Contributing

Want to contribute? Great! Please check the Contribution Guidelines for details.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the Hacker101 community on Discord for the encouragement and early feedback.
The font used in the logo and admin interface is JetBrains Mono.

License

MIT

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