The 389 Directory Server (previously Fedora Directory Server) is an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server developed by Red Hat, as part of Red Hat's community-supported Fedora Project. The name 389 is derived from the port number for LDAP. Red Hat offers a version of 389 called Red Hat Directory Server via an extra subscription on top of RHEL. Red Hat Directory Server differs from 389 in that the former is rebranded with the Red Hat branding, and includes certified stable builds, customer service, and technical support. Red Hat will rebase the Red Hat version with a stable upstream 389 branch from time to time, and backport new features and critical bug fixes as necessary. The goal of the 389 Project is to get new features out quickly, whereas the goal of Red Hat Directory Se