# errbit/errbit

The open source error catcher that's Airbrake API compliant :ukraine:

Repository: https://github.com/errbit/errbit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/errbit
Homepage: https://errbit.com
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ruby, airbrake, crash-reporting, error-monitoring
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:40:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5873, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4271, forks 989 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:40.942114+00:00)

## What it is
Errbit is an open-source, self-hosted error catcher that collects and manages error notifications from other applications. It is Airbrake API compliant, so existing Airbrake clients like the airbrake gem can be pointed at an Errbit server without code changes.

## Use cases
- self-host an alternative to Airbrake for error tracking
- collect and group exceptions from multiple applications
- view error backtraces and summaries in a web UI
- route crash reports from apps using the airbrake gem
- track errors across deployments per app and environment
- avoid sending error data to third-party SaaS services

## When to choose
- you want Airbrake-compatible error reporting without SaaS fees
- you need error data to stay on your own infrastructure
- you already use the airbrake gem or compatible clients
- you are comfortable deploying and maintaining a Rails app with MongoDB

## When to avoid
- you want a zero-maintenance hosted solution
- you are not comfortable operating Rails applications and MongoDB
- you need advanced APM features beyond error collection
- your stack has no Airbrake-compatible error reporter available

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring, alerting, self-hosted, web-framework
- domain: monitoring, developer-tools, backend
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: error-tracking, crash-reporting, airbrake-compatible, rails, mongodb, exception-collection, devops, web-server, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- errbit/errbit (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.942114+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 2026-08-29T18:22:01.216678+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/errbit/errbit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.942114+00:00, sha 6429980b86a0)
  - homepage: https://errbit.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.036888+00:00, sha b9d8187c96db)
  - site_page: https://errbit.com/docs/main (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.045853+00:00, sha 3a6aaa07c597)
  - site_page: https://errbit.com/docs/v0.11.4 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.048228+00:00, sha a25ae1ceb043)
  - site_page: https://errbit.com/docs/v0.11.3 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.050339+00:00, sha 13e05747b3b7)
  - site_page: https://errbit.com/docs/v0.11.2 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.052494+00:00, sha edef1e8f0d8b)
  - site_page: https://errbit.com/docs/v0.11.1 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.054506+00:00, sha 68f16e0c1984)
  - site_page: https://errbit.com/docs/v0.11.0 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.056764+00:00, sha a0894def48b2)
  - site_page: https://errbit.com/docs/v0.11.0.rc1 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.059061+00:00, sha ee411953e14c)
  - site_page: https://errbit.com/docs/v0.10.12 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:38.062489+00:00, sha b9208f0ec9ab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.