# SuperCuber/dotter

A dotfile manager and templater written in rust 🦀

Repository: https://github.com/SuperCuber/dotter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotter
Language: Rust
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: dotter, dotfile-manager, rust, dotfile, configuration, linux, multiple-machines, windows, dotfile-management, stow, aur, aur-packages
Last push: 2026-07-13T20:11:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 61, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3406, "days_push": 51, "days_rel": 51, "gap_med": 334.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2004, forks 78 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:04.541651+00:00)

## What it is
Dotter is a dotfile manager and templater written in Rust that deploys configuration files to their target locations via symlinking or templating. It supports per-machine configuration differences, making it easy to manage dotfiles across multiple machines from a single repository.

## Use cases
- manage my dotfiles across multiple machines
- symlink configuration files from a git repo to their target locations
- template config files with machine-specific variables
- set up dotfiles automatically on a new machine
- deploy different configs on desktop vs laptop
- replace manual ln -s dotfile workflows
- undeploy and clean up managed dotfiles

## When to choose
- you keep dotfiles in a git repository and want automated deployment
- you need per-machine variations of the same configuration files
- you want templating or symlinking handled by one tool
- you use Linux, macOS, or Windows and want a fast Rust-based manager

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI for managing configuration files
- you only have one machine and a simple symlink script suffices
- you need to manage system-wide configs outside the home directory with complex permissions
- you want a manager with built-in plugin/script ecosystem like some heavier dotfile frameworks

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: configuration-management, templating, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cli, rust
- tags: dotfiles, symlink-manager, config-templating, multi-machine-setup, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- SuperCuber/dotter (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.541651+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 2026-08-30T03:01:35.830941+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SuperCuber/dotter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.541651+00:00, sha c8619d01c952)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/dotter (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:27.063411+00:00, sha 99354e157e5b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.