# bunkerity/bunkerweb

🛡️ Open-source and cloud-native Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Repository: https://github.com/bunkerity/bunkerweb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bunkerweb
Homepage: https://www.bunkerweb.io
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: nginx, modsecurity, docker, security, dnsbl, reverse-proxy, hardening, web-security, security-tuning, cybersecurity, devsecops, antibot, letsencrypt, swarm, kubernetes, devops, hosting, waf, web-application-firewall, waap
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:32:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2570, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 35, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10865, forks 640 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.551652+00:00)

## What it is
BunkerWeb is an open-source, cloud-native Web Application Firewall (WAF) built on NGINX that acts as a reverse proxy to protect web services, APIs, and applications. It ships 'secure by default' with bot blocking, DDoS mitigation, OWASP Top 10 protection, Let's Encrypt integration, and a web UI, deployable on Linux, Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes.

## Use cases
- protect web services behind a reverse proxy with a WAF
- block malicious bots and mitigate DDoS attacks
- secure APIs against OWASP Top 10 threats
- manage HTTPS certificates automatically with Let's Encrypt
- deploy a self-hosted web application firewall in Docker or Kubernetes
- harden NGINX-based hosting with security tuning and DNSBL filtering

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, auditable WAF as a reverse proxy in front of existing services
- you deploy on Docker, Swarm, or Kubernetes and need secure-by-default configuration
- you need bot protection, rate limiting, and TLS management in a single entry point
- you prefer a web UI over hand-writing NGINX/ModSecurity configs

## When to avoid
- you need a managed cloud WAF with an SLA and vendor support without self-hosting
- your stack is not HTTP/HTTPS-based (e.g., non-web protocols)
- you cannot comply with the AGPL-3.0 license in your product
- you need a lightweight edge proxy without WAF overhead

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: security, proxy, http-server, rate-limiting, plugin-system
- domain: security, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, python
- tags: waf, reverse-proxy, modsecurity, nginx, antibot, letsencrypt, ddos-protection, owasp, devsecops, web-application-firewall, devops, containers, linux, docker, kubernetes, web-server

## Member repositories
- bunkerity/bunkerweb (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.551652+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:17:29.193379+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bunkerity/bunkerweb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.551652+00:00, sha 9cdde8db6886)
  - homepage: https://www.bunkerweb.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:28.707694+00:00, sha 09136eb11f6d)
  - site_page: https://docs.bunkerweb.io/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:28.719251+00:00, sha 5721177a9a63)
  - site_page: https://www.bunkerweb.io/pricing-plan (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:28.717050+00:00, sha 169dd0e3b96f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.