# zhboner/realm

A network relay tool

Repository: https://github.com/zhboner/realm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/realm
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, relay-server
Last push: 2026-05-20T11:17:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2308, "days_push": 105, "days_rel": 105, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2578, forks 345 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:02.250704+00:00)

## What it is
Realm is a simple, high-performance network relay server written in Rust that forwards TCP and UDP traffic between endpoints. It supports zero-configuration one-command setup, load balancing, and optional ws/tls/wss transports, and can run in containers.

## Use cases
- forward a port through a relay server
- relay TCP and UDP traffic between two hosts
- set up a lightweight traffic relay with one command
- load balance connections across multiple backends
- tunnel relay traffic over TLS or websocket
- run a relay server in Docker or Kubernetes

## When to choose
- you need a fast, low-resource TCP/UDP relay with minimal configuration
- you want built-in load balancing or proxy-protocol support
- you prefer a single static Rust binary that runs anywhere

## When to avoid
- you need a full SOCKS/HTTP proxy client with routing rules
- you need traffic obfuscation or censorship-circumvention features
- you want a GUI or managed proxy service

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, proxy, websocket
- domain: networking, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, rust, cli
- tags: relay-server, tcp-relay, udp-relay, port-forwarding, load-balancing, tls-transport, high-performance, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- zhboner/realm (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.250704+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 2026-08-30T02:22:41.147956+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zhboner/realm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.250704+00:00, sha 63b8c82b1abc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.