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bitly/oauth2_proxy

A reverse proxy that provides authentication with Google, Github or other provider observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/bitly/oauth2_proxy · Go · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived

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: n/a
  • age_days: 5007
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2767
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5087 stars · 1226 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Go reverse proxy and static file server that adds OAuth2 authentication (Google, GitHub, Azure, GitLab, and others) in front of web applications, validating users by email, domain, or group. The original Bitly project was officially archived in September 2018; active development continues in forks such as pusher/oauth2_proxy.

Use cases

  • add google login in front of an internal web app
  • protect a service behind github oauth authentication
  • require sso for self-hosted dashboards
  • restrict access to apps by email domain
  • put an auth layer in front of kubernetes ingress services

When to choose

  • you need a battle-tested oauth2 reverse proxy and are happy pinning an old release
  • you want to study the original design before evaluating its forks

When to avoid

  • you want maintained software - use pusher/oauth2_proxy (now oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy) instead
  • you need modern oauth/oidc features or new provider support
  • you need security patches or bug fixes

Facets

service · maturity abandoned

auth proxy http-server security security web-development self-hosted backend cross-platform go oauth2 reverse-proxy authentication sso archived single-sign-on linux macos docker

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
bitly/oauth2_proxymain10

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