# CyberShadow/aconfmgr

A configuration manager for Arch Linux

Repository: https://github.com/CyberShadow/aconfmgr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aconfmgr
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: arch-linux, configuration-management
Last push: 2026-08-15T06:00:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3667, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1658, forks 49 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:18.232547+00:00)

## What it is
aconfmgr is a shell-based configuration manager for Arch Linux that tracks installed packages and changes to /etc configuration files as extensible shell scripts. It can save, restore, and audit a system's configuration, helping users rebuild or maintain lean systems.

## Use cases
- restore my arch linux system configuration on a new machine
- track changes to /etc config files
- find obsolete packages on arch linux
- back up list of installed packages including AUR
- detect unwanted configuration drift on my system
- scriptable alternative to ansible for arch

## When to choose
- you run Arch Linux and want declarative-ish tracking of packages and /etc
- you need to reproduce a system setup quickly after reinstall or on new hardware
- you prefer plain shell scripts over Puppet/Ansible/NixOS complexity

## When to avoid
- you are not on Arch Linux or an Arch-based distribution
- you need full infrastructure orchestration across many machines
- you want a declarative immutable system like NixOS

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: configuration-management, backup, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: arch-linux, pacman, dotfiles, system-restore, shell-scripts, etckeeper-alternative, automation, linux

## Member repositories
- CyberShadow/aconfmgr (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.232547+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 2026-08-30T03:44:43.844079+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CyberShadow/aconfmgr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.232547+00:00, sha ae98bc3425f8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.