Redirectly - Redirect server with dynamic URL and hostname support

Redirectly is a simple URL redirect server that uses a simple INI file for
defining dynamic redirects.

Install

$ gem install redirectly

Docker Image

Redirectly is also available as a docker image:

# Pull the image
$ docker pull dannyben/redirectly
# Run the redirectly command line
$ docker run --rm -it dannyben/redirectly --help
# Start the server with your local configuration file
$ docker run --rm -it \
    -p 3000:3000 \
    -v $PWD/redirects.ini:/app/redirects.ini \
    dannyben/redirectly

Using with docker-compose

# docker-compose.yml
services:
  redirectly:
    image: dannyben/redirectly
    ports:
      - 3000:3000
    volumes:
      - ./redirects.ini:/app/redirects.ini

Using as an alias

$ alias redirectly='docker run --rm -it -p 3000:3000 -v $PWD/redirects.ini:/app/redirects.ini dannyben/redirectly'

Quick Start

# In an empty directory, create a sample configuration file
$ redirectly --init
# Start the server
$ redirectly
# In another terminal, access the server using one of the configured rules
$ curl -v something.localhost:3000

You should receive a redirect header:

# ...
< HTTP/1.1 302 Found
< Location: http://it-works.com/something
# ...

Usage

Redirectly requires a simple INI file with redirect configuration details.

You can create a sample configuration file by running:

$ redirectly --init

This will create a sample redirects.ini file:

example.com = https://other-site.com/
*.mygoogle.com/:anything = https://google.com/?q=%{anything}
example.org/* = https://other-site.com/
*.old-site.com = !https://permanent.redirect.com
:sub.app.localhost/* = http://it-works.com/%{sub}
proxy.localhost/*rest = @https://proxy.target.com/base/*rest
internal.localhost/reload = :reload
(*)old-domain.com/*rest = http://new-domain.com/%{rest}

For additional server options, see:

$ redirectly --help

The configuration file is built of pattern = target pairs, where:

pattern - is any URL pattern that is supported by Mustermann.
target - is the target URL to redirect to.

Special INI Notation

Redirect type

If the target starts with !, a permanent redirect (301) will be performed.
If it does not, a temporary redirect (302) will be performed by default:

test.localhost/temporary = http://example.com
test.localhost/permanent = !http://example.com

Proxying

If the target starts with @, the content will be proxied instead of being
redirected:

test.localhost = @http://example.com

Named arguments

Patterns that include strings starting with a colon : will expose those
strings as Ruby substitution variables in the target:

test.localhost/:anything = http://example.com/path/%{anything}

Splats

You can use a splat * or a named splat *name in the pattern.
Named splats will also be exposed as Ruby substitution variables in the target:

(*)test.localhost/*rest = http://example.com/%{rest}

Contributing / Support

If you experience any issue, have a question or a suggestion, or if you wish
to contribute, feel free to open an issue.