SMRTR ProgrammingMar 4, 2026Daily.dev

A Self-Hosted Favicon Proxy written in PHP

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A developer creates a self-hosted PHP solution to proxy favicons from domains while preserving user privacy. Existing services like Google's and DuckDuckGo's either track users or lack proper support. The solution downloads and caches favicons locally, handles international domain names, implements basic abuse prevention through referer checks, and organizes files efficiently to avoid directory bloat.

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