# mozilla/fx-private-relay

Keep your email safe from hackers and trackers. Make an email alias with 1 click, and keep your address to yourself.

Repository: https://github.com/mozilla/fx-private-relay
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fx-private-relay
Homepage: https://relay.firefox.com
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T02:53:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2645, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 23, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 96}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1773, forks 275 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:34.317352+00:00)

## What it is
Firefox Relay is a Mozilla service that generates email aliases (masks) which forward messages to your real inbox, hiding your personal address from trackers and spammers. The repository contains the Python/Django backend, frontend dashboard, and browser add-on, and can be self-hosted.

## Use cases
- create disposable email aliases for signups
- hide my real email address from websites
- stop spam reaching my personal inbox
- reply to emails without revealing my identity
- self-host an email alias forwarding service
- block forwarding from a mask that gets spam

## When to choose
- you want Mozilla-backed email masking with a browser extension
- you need aliases plus optional phone masking and tracker removal
- you want to self-host an alias service in Python

## When to avoid
- you need full disposable-inbox features like attachment-heavy workflows
- sites that reject non-Gmail domains for verification
- you need spam filtering beyond what the upstream provider blocks

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: email, privacy, security, browser-extension
- domain: privacy, email, security, web-development
- platform: browser-extension, python
- tags: email-alias, email-masking, email-forwarding, firefox-relay, self-hostable, phone-masking, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- mozilla/fx-private-relay (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.317352+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 2026-08-30T03:25:27.867102+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mozilla/fx-private-relay (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.317352+00:00, sha b7a94efd0ac9)
  - homepage: https://relay.firefox.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:04:06.402225+00:00, sha c584cc2b6ebd)
  - site_page: https://relay.firefox.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T11:04:06.406304+00:00, sha a86ea307c2a1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.