# christianselig/apollo-backend

Apollo backend server

Repository: https://github.com/christianselig/apollo-backend
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apollo-backend
Language: Go
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-06-26T14:45:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1882, "days_push": 1164, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3656, forks 535 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.162816+00:00)

## What it is
The server backend for the Apollo iOS Reddit client, written in Go, which checked user notifications and managed subreddit watchers via authenticated Reddit API requests. It was archived in June 2023 after Reddit's API pricing changes forced Apollo to shut down.

## Use cases
- check reddit user notifications on a schedule
- create subreddit watchers for keyword alerts
- reference implementation of respectful reddit api usage
- self-host a reddit notification service
- study how apollo authenticated reddit api requests

## When to choose
- you want to study how Apollo interacted with the Reddit API
- you need a reference for rate-limit-respecting Reddit API clients
- you want to fork a Go backend for Reddit-like notification services

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained production service - it is archived and no longer updated
- you need a Reddit client backend that works after the 2023 API changes
- you want a general-purpose notification framework

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, webhook, scheduling, api-framework
- domain: backend, apis, social-media, developer-tools
- platform: go, serverless, self-hosted
- tags: reddit-api, apollo-app, archived, notifications, subreddit-watchers

## Member repositories
- christianselig/apollo-backend (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.162816+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 2026-08-29T18:31:37.749627+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/christianselig/apollo-backend (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.162816+00:00, sha b5937028f70c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.