# aptly-dev/aptly

aptly - Debian repository management tool

Repository: https://github.com/aptly-dev/aptly
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aptly
Homepage: https://www.aptly.info/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, debian, packaging, ubuntu, apt
Last push: 2026-08-09T04:34:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4646, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 69, "gap_med": 113, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2875, forks 425 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:27.283554+00:00)

## What it is
aptly is a Swiss army knife for Debian/Ubuntu repository management, written in Go. It mirrors remote APT repositories, takes snapshots, manages local package repos, and publishes them as Debian repositories consumable by apt, via CLI or REST API.

## Use cases
- mirror remote Debian or Ubuntu repositories with component/architecture filters
- take immutable snapshots of repositories for reproducible package environments
- publish my own .deb packages as an apt repository
- selectively pull a single package version with dependencies from backports
- merge multiple repository snapshots into one
- host a private apt repository on Amazon S3
- manage apt repositories remotely via a REST API

## When to choose
- you need reproducible, versioned Debian/Ubuntu package repositories
- you want to mirror upstream apt repos and control updates fine-grained
- you publish self-built .deb packages and need a proper apt repository
- you want to publish repositories to S3, Swift, or local filesystem

## When to avoid
- you only need to install packages, not manage repositories
- you work with RPM/Yum-based distributions
- you need a hosted turnkey solution rather than a self-managed tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, http-server, api-framework, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: go, cli
- tags: debian, ubuntu, apt, repository-management, package-mirroring, rest-api, s3-publishing, snapshots, devops, command-line, automation, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- aptly-dev/aptly (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.283554+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 2026-08-30T07:35:47.930946+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aptly-dev/aptly (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.283554+00:00, sha 270155f8ab60)
  - homepage: https://www.aptly.info/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:51:19.162294+00:00, sha 4fa82e5a31f0)
  - site_page: https://www.aptly.info/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:51:19.166476+00:00, sha aa8fdb68ed33)
  - site_page: https://www.aptly.info/doc/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T09:51:19.164795+00:00, sha 41a37def4f4e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.