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OJ/gobuster

Directory/File, DNS and VHost busting tool written in Go observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/OJ/gobuster · Go · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

80/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 46
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 16
  • age_days: 4310
  • days_rel: 363
  • days_push: 16
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

14038 stars · 1613 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Gobuster is a fast, multi-threaded brute-forcing tool written in Go for enumerating web directories/files, DNS subdomains, virtual hosts, cloud storage buckets, and TFTP servers. It is widely used by penetration testers and security professionals during reconnaissance and security assessments.

Use cases

  • discover hidden directories and files on a web server
  • enumerate subdomains of a domain via DNS brute-forcing
  • find virtual hosts on a target web server
  • find open S3 or GCS buckets by name
  • discover files on TFTP servers
  • fuzz web parameters with custom wordlists and patterns

When to choose

  • you need a fast, multi-threaded CLI tool for directory, DNS, or vhost enumeration during a pentest
  • you want a single Go binary or Docker image with no runtime dependencies
  • you need multiple enumeration modes (dir, dns, vhost, s3, gcs, tftp, fuzz) in one tool

When to avoid

  • you need a full vulnerability scanner rather than a brute-force enumerator
  • you require a GUI or interactive web interface
  • you need content-aware crawling or authenticated application scanning

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

security penetration-testing web-scraping cli networking security penetration-testing web-development windows go cli cross-platform brute-forcing directory-enumeration dns-enumeration vhost-discovery wordlists s3-enumeration fuzzing pentesting command-line linux macos docker

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
OJ/gobustermain80

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