# github-education-resources/classroom

GitHub Classroom automates repository creation and access control, making it easy for teachers to distribute starter code and collect assignments on GitHub.

Repository: https://github.com/github-education-resources/classroom
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/classroom
Homepage: https://classroom.github.com
Language: Ruby
License Family: other
Topics: ruby, github, education, classroom, rails, oauth
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-03-12T15:25:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4138, "days_push": 2365, "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 1378, forks 570 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:33.608825+00:00)

## What it is
GitHub Classroom is a Rails web application that automates repository creation and access control so teachers can distribute starter code and collect student assignments on GitHub. The open-source repository was archived in favor of internal development, and the hosted service was fully retired in August 2026 in favor of partner solutions.

## Use cases
- distribute starter code to students via a single link
- create per-student sandbox repositories for assignments
- manage course assignments from a teacher dashboard
- set due dates and collect student submissions on GitHub
- integrate automated testing with student assignments
- set up a course using the GitHub developer workflow

## When to choose
- you want to study the original open-source implementation of GitHub Classroom
- you need a self-hosted fork of the archived codebase for legacy teaching workflows
- you are researching how GitHub API-based education tooling was built

## When to avoid
- you want to use GitHub Classroom today - the service was retired in August 2026
- you need active support or new features - development moved internally and then to partners like Codio
- you need a maintained open-source project - the repository is archived with no releases since 2020

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, auth, developer-tools
- domain: education, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: github-api, rails, oauth, assignments, teaching, archived, discontinued-service, web-server

## Member repositories
- github-education-resources/classroom (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:33.608825+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 2026-08-30T04:40:22.537344+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github-education-resources/classroom (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:33.608825+00:00, sha 02fc1a0235d3)
  - homepage: https://classroom.github.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:56:26.928302+00:00, sha 651c32845e37)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.