Redlib
Redlib is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Social & Forums category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in Rust. It has 3,928 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 22, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 3,928
- Forks
- 310
- Open issues
- 180
- Commits, last 12 months
- 42
- Last commit
- Oct 22, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.40.0Oct 22, 2026
- Created
- Dec 26, 2023
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 22, 2026, 42 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 22, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 42 |
| Latest release | v0.40.0 (Oct 22, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 |
| Releases, all time | 10 |
| Open issues | 180 |
| Open pull requests | 51 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Dec 26, 2023 |
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About Redlib
An alternative private front-end to Reddit, with its origins in Libreddit.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/redlib-org/redlib.
Topics
- privacy
- privacy-friendly-alternatives
- privacy-frontend
- rust
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Is Redlib free and open source?
Yes. Redlib is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Redlib with Docker?
Redlib does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Rust), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Redlib?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Redlib include Mastodon, Discourse and Flarum.
Is Redlib actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Redlib was on Oct 22, 2026 with 42 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.40.0, published Oct 22, 2026. It had 180 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.