# jetify-com/devbox

Instant, easy, and predictable development environments

Repository: https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devbox
Homepage: https://www.jetify.com/devbox/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: devbox, development-environment, nix, venv, virtual-environment, virtualization, build-system, build-tool, buildpack, containers, dev-environment
Last push: 2026-08-18T14:17:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1476, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 17, "gap_med": 17.0, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12304, forks 358 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:52.313486+00:00)

## What it is
Devbox is a command-line tool that creates isolated, reproducible development environments by declaring packages in a devbox. file, powered by the Nix package manager without requiring Nix language knowledge. It provides access to over 400,000 package versions and can manage background services via process-compose.

## Use cases
- set up a reproducible dev environment for my project
- install specific tool versions without polluting my laptop
- share the same dev environment across my team
- try a new tool without installing it globally
- run local services like postgres alongside my app without docker compose
- pin python and go versions per project

## When to choose
- you want Docker-free, VM-free isolated dev shells
- you need reproducible OS-level packages across a team
- you want Nix benefits without learning the Nix language
- you need per-project tool versions on one machine

## When to avoid
- you need full container orchestration or production deployment
- your team already standardizes on Docker or Nix directly
- you need GUI application environments or Windows-native tooling fidelity

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli, package-manager, configuration-management, container-runtime
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: nix, development-environment, reproducible-builds, devbox-, process-compose, isolated-shells, command-line, devops, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jetify-com/devbox (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.313486+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 2026-08-29T17:14:10.528773+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.313486+00:00, sha 7a1dcda3d6c7)
  - homepage: https://www.jetify.com/devbox/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:28.803158+00:00, sha 36566ee4f8e7)
  - site_page: https://www.jetify.com/docs/devbox/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:28.815027+00:00, sha a8259544ca6c)
  - site_page: https://www.jetify.com/docs/devbox/guides/services (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:28.817237+00:00, sha c57a1ae2cac8)
  - site_page: https://www.jetify.com/cloud/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:28.813029+00:00, sha 0277b2763c25)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.