# devpi/devpi

Python PyPi staging server and packaging, testing, release tool

Repository: https://github.com/devpi/devpi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devpi
Homepage: https://doc.devpi.net
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: pypi, server, python, packaging, testing
Last push: 2026-08-10T06:13:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3442, "days_push": 23, "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 1218, forks 151 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.600741+00:00)

## What it is
devpi is a self-hosted PyPI server that provides a caching proxy for pypi.org plus user/team-based package indexes with inheritance, along with a web/search interface plugin. It also includes a command-line client for creating users, managing indexes, uploading, installing, and running tests via tox.

## Use cases
- run a private pypi server for my team
- cache pypi packages locally to speed up installs
- stage and test python packages before releasing to pypi
- upload python packages to an internal index
- mirror pypi behind a corporate firewall
- manage per-team python package indexes with inheritance
- test packages against an index with tox before release

## When to choose
- you need a private or staging PyPI server with index inheritance
- you want a caching proxy to reduce pypi.org dependency and bandwidth
- you need integrated upload, install, and testing workflows for python packaging

## When to avoid
- you only need to install packages from public PyPI without caching or private indexes
- you need a package index for non-python ecosystems like npm or maven
- you want a fully managed hosted solution without self-hosting

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, http-server, search-engine, cli, testing
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: python, cli, self-hosted
- tags: pypi, package-index, package-mirror, release-tool, tox, caching-proxy, devops, command-line, web-server

## Member repositories
- devpi/devpi (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.600741+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 2026-08-30T06:17:03.379941+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/devpi/devpi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.600741+00:00, sha fecc1f2a1df2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.