# deadc0de6/dotdrop

Save your dotfiles once, deploy them everywhere

Repository: https://github.com/deadc0de6/dotdrop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotdrop
Homepage: https://dotdrop.readthedocs.io
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: dotfiles, jinja2, templating, git, command-line, dotfile, bootstrap, commandline, gpg, dotfiles-linux, dotfiles-macos, dotfiles-manager, manager, multiple-machines, dotfiles-automation, linux
Last push: 2026-08-11T12:44:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 72, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3466, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 108, "gap_med": 35, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1942, forks 111 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.523311+00:00)

## What it is
Dotdrop is a Python CLI tool for managing dotfiles across multiple machines. It stores dotfiles in Git and deploys different versions of the same files to different hosts using profiles and Jinja2 templating.

## Use cases
- manage my dotfiles across multiple machines
- deploy different versions of config files per host
- sync dotfiles with git
- template my zshrc with host-specific variables
- manage separate dotfile sets for laptop and desktop
- store sensitive dotfiles encrypted
- bootstrap a new machine with my configs

## When to choose
- you use multiple machines with overlapping but differing configs
- you want Jinja2 templating and per-profile dotfile sets
- you need encrypted or transformed dotfile storage

## When to avoid
- you want a simple bare-git dotfiles repo without tooling
- you need a GUI dotfile manager
- you only manage one machine

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, templating, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli, python, cross-platform
- tags: dotfiles, dotfiles-manager, jinja2, profiles, gpg-encryption, symlinks, git, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- deadc0de6/dotdrop (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.523311+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 2026-08-30T03:08:03.952664+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/deadc0de6/dotdrop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.523311+00:00, sha f504345b7809)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/dotdrop/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:47:41.427026+00:00, sha 2ec747428cca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.