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+# on-demand-proxy
+A simple proxy that starts and stops backend instances
+
+## Packaging
+Transpile TypeScript to JavaScript
+
+```
+tsc
+```
+
+Create binaries for x64 / arm64 / arm32
+
+```
+pkg index.js -o dist/on-demand-proxy-x64 -t node16-linux-x64 --no-bytecode --public-packages "*" --public
+pkg index.js -o dist/on-demand-proxy-arm64 -t node16-linux-arm64 --no-bytecode --public-packages "*" --public
+pkg index.js -o dist/on-demand-proxy-arm32 -t node14-linux-armv6 --no-bytecode --public-packages "*" --public
+```
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