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+# tcp.proxy
+
+Listens on tcp port `12345` and will proxy iperf traffic to iperf server.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- docker compose
+
+## Setup
+
+To `start` the Docker Compose stack defined in the [compose.yaml](compose.yaml) file, use:
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+## Teardown
+
+To remove any resources created by the Docker Compose stack, use:
+
+```bash
+docker compose down
+```
diff --git a/examples/tcp.proxy/compose.yaml b/examples/tcp.proxy/compose.yaml
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+name: ${NAMESPACE:-zilla-tcp-proxy}
+services:
+  iperf-server:
+    image: networkstatic/iperf3
+    container_name: iperf-server
+    command: -s
+    ports:
+      - "5201:5201"
+
+  zilla:
+    image: ghcr.io/aklivity/zilla::${ZILLA_VERSION:-latest}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    hostname: zilla.examples.dev
+    ports:
+      - "12345:12345"
+    volumes:
+      - ./etc:/etc/zilla
+    command: start -v -e -Pzilla.engine.maximum.messages.per.read=10
+    healthcheck:
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 5
+      test: ["CMD", "bash", "-c", "echo -n '' > /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/12345"]
+    depends_on:
+      - iperf-server
+
+  iperf-client:
+    image: networkstatic/iperf3
+    container_name: iperf-client
+    entrypoint: >
+      sh -c "sleep 10 &&
+           iperf3 -c zilla.examples.dev -p 12345 -P 50 -t 20"
+networks:
+  default:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/examples/tcp.proxy/etc/zilla.yaml b/examples/tcp.proxy/etc/zilla.yaml
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+---
+name: example
+bindings:
+  north_tcp_server:
+    type: tcp
+    kind: server
+    options:
+      host: 0.0.0.0
+      port: 12345
+    exit: south_tcp_client
+  south_tcp_client:
+    type: tcp
+    kind: client
+    options:
+      host: iperf-server
+      port: 5201
+telemetry:
+  exporters:
+    stdout_logs_exporter:
+      type: stdout