OptimalBits/redbird

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4412 stars · 274 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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Redbird is a TypeScript library for building dynamic reverse proxies on Node.js, built on top of http-proxy. It supports programmatic route registration without restarts, automatic Let's Encrypt TLS certificates, websockets, HTTP2, load balancing, and automatic Docker container registration.

Use cases

• route multiple domains from one host to different backend services
• terminate SSL and auto-renew Let's Encrypt certificates for proxied apps
• reverse proxy websockets alongside HTTP traffic
• load balance requests across several backend servers
• automatically register Docker containers as proxy routes
• register and unregister proxy routes at runtime for zero-downtime deployments

When to choose

• you need a programmable reverse proxy inside a Node.js application
• you want automatic HTTPS with Let's Encrypt without a separate tool
• you run many small services on one host and need dynamic virtual hosts
• you want Docker containers to be proxied automatically as they start

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured standalone proxy like nginx, HAProxy, or Traefik
• your stack is not Node.js based
• you need advanced traffic shaping, retries, or observability features of mature proxies
• you require a GUI or declarative configuration file workflow

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

proxy routing http-server websocket load-testing networking web-development backend cross-platform reverse-proxy letsencrypt ssl-termination http-proxy dynamic-routing zero-downtime docker-integration load-balancing devops containers nodejs docker web-server

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