From 419fd10e5fa40ec8fcd66e18985eb2167c9b1f88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Runxi Yu Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:28:06 +0800 Subject: README.md: Clearer statement of goals --- README.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 19c4501..9f6ad69 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ # Powxy – anti-scraper reverse proxy -Powxy is a reverse proxy that sits in front of your upstream service and -enforces a SHA-256 proof-of-work challenge. The goal is to discourage scraping, -as it becomes expensive for a client to perform en masse. +Powxy is a reverse proxy that protects your upstream service by challenging +clients with SHA-256 proof-of-work. + +The goal is to discourage scraping, as it becomes expensive for a client to +perform en masse. This is especially useful at protecting things like Git +forges where scrapers do silly things like fetching each file in each commit +every hour. ## Demo -- cgit v1.2.3