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Redbird
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Redbird
Free
BSD-2-Clause license · install with npm
Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Certificate handling
- Let’s Encrypt certificates are copied to the configured disk path, and the documentation says users are responsible for backing them up and protecting them from malicious access.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Cluster mode
- It supports automatic Node cluster generation and says it automatically restarts crashed worker threads.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Custom routing
- Custom resolvers can route based on paths, headers, wildcard domains, or upstream availability.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Docker
- Its Docker integration can register routes when containers start and unregister them when they stop.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- etcd
- Redbird can use node-etcd to create proxy records from an etcd cluster.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- HTTP/2
- Redbird supports HTTP/2 when configured with SSL.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository page identifies the project license as BSD-2-Clause.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Load balancing
- Registering multiple targets for the same hostname enables round-robin load balancing.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Logging
- Logging is optional; the documentation warns that enabled logging can reduce performance by about an order of magnitude per request.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The package metadata names Manuel Astudillo as the author.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Redbird describes itself as a modern reverse proxy for Node.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Release
- The latest GitHub release shown is v1.0.2, dated 2024-09-30.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Routing
- It supports routing by hostname and path, including routes that can be registered or removed while the proxy is running.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- WebSockets and TLS
- Features include WebSocket proxying, HTTPS-to-HTTP proxying, automatic HTTP-to-HTTPS redirects, and automatic Let’s Encrypt certificate generation and renewal.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
