samhocevar/rinetd
📡 TCP/UDP port redirector observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- 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: n/a
- age_days: 3888
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 887
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1104 stars · 211 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
rinetd is a lightweight C utility that efficiently redirects TCP and UDP connections from one IP address/port combination to another. It is commonly used on virtual servers and firewalls to forward traffic between hosts and ports.
Use cases
- redirect incoming TCP connections to another host and port
- forward UDP traffic between servers
- set up port forwarding on a virtual server or firewall
- expose a service running on an internal machine through a public IP
- work around firewall restrictions by relaying ports
When to choose
- you need a simple, lightweight userspace TCP/UDP port redirector
- you are running virtual servers or firewalls and need connection forwarding
- you want a daemon with a simple config file and no heavy dependencies
When to avoid
- you need application-layer proxying or protocol inspection
- you need high-throughput load balancing across many backends
- your platform supports kernel-level forwarding like iptables/nftables and you prefer that
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
networking proxy networking self-hosted cli port-forwarding tcp udp redirector firewall devops linux unix
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/samhocevar/rinetd · fetched 2026-08-28 · e7e6d9b08662
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| samhocevar/rinetd | main | 23 |
For agents
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