# samhocevar/rinetd

📡 TCP/UDP port redirector

Repository: https://github.com/samhocevar/rinetd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rinetd
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-03-29T14:36:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3888, "days_push": 887, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1104, forks 211 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:36.202061+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: networking, proxy
- domain: networking, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: port-forwarding, tcp, udp, redirector, firewall, devops, linux, unix

## Member repositories
- samhocevar/rinetd (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.202061+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 2026-08-30T06:45:29.555052+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/samhocevar/rinetd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.202061+00:00, sha e7e6d9b08662)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.