Update README.md

HTTP Timeout

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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-*Ladder is a web proxy to help bypass paywalls.* This is a selfhosted version of [1ft.io](https://1ft.io) and [12ft.io](https://12ft.io). It is inspired by [13ft](https://github.com/wasi-master/13ft).
+*Ladder is a http web proxy.* This is a selfhosted version of [1ft.io](https://1ft.io) and [12ft.io](https://12ft.io). It is inspired by [13ft](https://github.com/wasi-master/13ft).
 
 ### Why
 

handlers/proxy.go

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"ladder/pkg/ruleset"
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ var (
 	ForwardedFor   = getenv("X_FORWARDED_FOR", "66.249.66.1")
 	rulesSet       = ruleset.NewRulesetFromEnv()
 	allowedDomains = []string{}
+	defaultTimeout = 15 // in seconds
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ func init() {
 	if os.Getenv("ALLOWED_DOMAINS_RULESET") == "true" {
 		allowedDomains = append(allowedDomains, rulesSet.Domains()...)
 	}
+	if timeoutStr := os.Getenv("HTTP_TIMEOUT"); timeoutStr != "" {
+		defaultTimeout, _ = strconv.Atoi(timeoutStr)
+	}
 }
 
 // extracts a URL from the request ctx. If the URL in the request
@@ -181,7 +187,9 @@ func fetchSite(urlpath string, queries map[string]string) (string, *http.Request
 	}
 
 	// Fetch the site
-	client := &http.Client{}
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout: time.Second * time.Duration(defaultTimeout),
+	}
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 
 	if rule.Headers.UserAgent != "" {