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devstructure/blueprint

Reverse engineer server configuration observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/devstructure/blueprint · homepage · Python · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5706
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3064
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2157 stars · 129 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Blueprint is a Python CLI tool that reverse-engineers server configuration by inspecting package managers, config file changes, and source-installed software. It stores blueprints in Git and can export them as POSIX shell scripts, Puppet modules, Chef cookbooks, or CFEngine 3 sketches.

Use cases

  • capture the configuration of an existing server as reusable code
  • convert a hand-configured server into a Puppet module or Chef cookbook
  • diff two servers to find configuration drift
  • clone a server's setup onto a new machine
  • archive packages and source-installed software from a server

When to choose

  • you have a legacy hand-configured Debian or RPM-based Linux server you want to codify
  • you need a one-off snapshot of server state without adopting a full config management workflow
  • you want to migrate imperative server changes into Puppet, Chef, or CFEngine

When to avoid

  • you need an actively maintained tool - the last release was 2018 and it targets Python 2.6-era systems
  • you run non-Debian/non-RPM systems like Alpine, Arch, or macOS
  • you want modern infrastructure-as-code with idempotent, testable modules - use Ansible, Terraform, or Pulumi instead

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

configuration-management developer-tools deployment infrastructure-as-code self-hosted python cli server-configuration reverse-engineering puppet chef cfengine infrastructure-drift devops automation linux

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