# thechangelog/changelog.com

Changelog makes world-class developer pods. This is our open source platform.

Repository: https://github.com/thechangelog/changelog.com
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/changelogcom
Homepage: https://changelog.com/posts/changelog-is-open-source
Language: Elixir
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: phoenix, cms, podcasting, hackers, elixir, hacktoberfest, postgresql
Last push: 2026-06-21T16:47:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3901, "days_push": 73, "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 2768, forks 247 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.730067+00:00)

## What it is
The open source CMS that powers changelog.com, built with Elixir and the Phoenix framework on top of PostgreSQL. It is a production, in-the-wild example of a Phoenix application, tailored specifically to Changelog's podcasting needs rather than a general-purpose podcasting platform.

## Use cases
- study a real production Phoenix application
- learn how to structure a large Elixir web app
- see how changelog.com runs its podcast site
- find reference code for Phoenix patterns
- contribute to an open source Elixir codebase

## When to choose
- you want a realistic example of Phoenix wired together in production
- you want to contribute to or learn from an active Elixir codebase
- you're curious how changelog.com is built

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose podcasting CMS to fork and deploy
- you want a reusable or configurable platform for your own site
- you need a small or beginner-friendly codebase

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, file-upload, search-engine
- domain: web-development, cms, media, self-hosted
- platform: elixir
- tags: phoenix, podcasting, elixir, reference-application, cms, web-server, linux, docker, postgresql

## Member repositories
- thechangelog/changelog.com (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.730067+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 2026-08-30T08:16:42.875130+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thechangelog/changelog.com (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.730067+00:00, sha 41bbd30e9634)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.