xget/README.md

Xget

A high-performance, secure proxy service for accelerating downloads from popular platforms like GitHub, GitLab and Hugging Face.

🌐 https://Xget.xi-xu.me

Features

• Multi-Platform Support: Seamlessly handles downloads from:

  • GitHub (/gh/...)
  • GitLab (/gl/...)
  • Hugging Face (/hf/...)

• Performance Optimizations:

  • Intelligent caching with 30-minute TTL
  • HTTP/3 support
  • Automatic retries with exponential backoff
  • Content compression (gzip, deflate, brotli)
  • Resource preconnection
  • Content minification for JS, CSS, and HTML

• Security Features:

  • Strict security headers
  • Content Security Policy (CSP)
  • HSTS preloading
  • XSS protection
  • Frame protection
  • Referrer policy enforcement
  • Permissions policy controls

• Reliability:

  • Automatic request retries (up to 3 attempts)
  • Request timeout protection
  • Range request support
  • Detailed performance monitoring

Usage

Browser Extension (Recommended)

For the best user experience, use the Xget for Chrome extension that automatically redirects downloads:

🔗 Xget for Chrome Extension

Available on:

• Chrome Web Store
• Microsoft Edge Add-ons
• All other Chromium-based browsers via .crx file

Manual URL Prefixing

Alternatively, you can manually prefix your download URL with https://xget.xi-xu.me/<platform>/, where <platform> is one of:

• gh for GitHub
• gl for GitLab
• hf for Hugging Face

Examples

# GitHub download
https://xget.xi-xu.me/gh/username/repository/archive/main.zip

# GitLab download
https://xget.xi-xu.me/gl/username/repository/-/archive/main.zip

# Hugging Face download
https://xget.xi-xu.me/hf/username/model/resolve/main/model.bin

Technical Details

• Built on Cloudflare Workers for global edge distribution
• Implements intelligent retry mechanisms with configurable delays
• Comprehensive error handling and logging
• Performance metrics tracking for monitoring and optimization

Deployment

Just click .

Status

License

Copyright © Xi Xu. All rights reserved.

Licensed under the GPL-3.0 license.