re:Director
Simple domain redirection management tool.
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Commit activity more than 21% of tracked projects; popularity more than 3%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 46 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 0.0.11 · 1 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Java, Docker |
Is re:Director actively maintained?
re:Director is under active development: 63 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 17 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 325% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, 0.0.11, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
re:Director ranks #44 of 77 in Miscellaneous, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What re:Director actually does
re:Director is a containerised application designed to handle domain redirection tasks. It provides a centralised interface for managing URL forwarding rules rather than relying on manual server block configurations. The project is implemented in Java and distributed under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Best fit: It is suited for administrators who prefer a dedicated self-hosted utility to manage multiple HTTP redirects in one place.
Worth knowing: The project has a modest community footprint and a relatively early version release, meaning you may encounter rough edges or limited documentation compared to established reverse proxies.
Deployment notes
As a Docker-based Java application, you will typically need to allocate sufficient memory for the Java Virtual Machine and place it behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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