Tanya

Tanya

Indie developer building MonoTools

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Maker History

  • Senvra
    SenvraPrivate media, kept offline
    Aug 2026
  • MonoTools
    MonoToolsPrivate browser-local tools for developers
    Aug 2026
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    Joined Product HuntAugust 1st, 2026

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8d ago

I turned an iPhone into a local proxy hub for device testing

I'm the independent developer behind MonoProxy. I built it for a narrow testing problem: the proxy laptop had become another dependency whenever I needed to check whether a phone, tablet, TV, or test device on the same LAN could actually connect and move traffic.
MonoProxy 2.4.0 runs one local endpoint on an iPhone or iPad for HTTP, HTTPS CONNECT, plain WebSocket, SOCKS4/4a, and SOCKS5 clients. The part I found most useful was separating three states that are often collapsed into one green light:
1. Listening: the endpoint is ready.
2. Client Connected: another device reached it.
3. Traffic Verified: bytes actually crossed the proxy.
The 2.4.0 update also focuses on the cases that expose weak proxy implementations: large downloads, regular and chunked uploads, Range requests, long-lived sessions, and network recovery. A local setup page gives nearby devices the current host, port, PAC details, and platform-oriented commands.
The limits are intentional. This is a local-network tool, not a VPN or a remote proxy service. It does not install a certificate or decrypt HTTPS, and iOS can still suspend networking after the app leaves the foreground.
Product details and screenshots: https://proxy.monoware.app/
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple...
For anyone who tests devices on a LAN: which part usually fails first for you reachability, proxy configuration, authentication, or proving that real traffic moved?

Senvrap/senvra

1mo ago

The hardest privacy feature was deciding what not to build

I expected encryption to be the hard part of building Senvra. The harder decisions were the convenient features I left out.

Account recovery, cloud sync and remote access all sound helpful. They also create an account system, a server and another place where private files can exist. I decided the vault should work without an in-app networking layer or Local Network access. Photos, files and notes stay on the device. Recovery uses an access key and an encrypted backup kept by the owner.

1mo ago

Senvra - Private media, kept offline

A local-first private space for photos, video, audio, files, PDFs, and notes. No account, hosted cloud vault, automatic upload, ads, subscription, or network permission for vault features. Free to start; Pro is a one-time upgrade.
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