# intoli/exodus

Painless relocation of Linux binaries–and all of their dependencies–without containers.

Repository: https://github.com/intoli/exodus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/exodus
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: python, linux, elf, binary, packaging, portable, linker, relocation, exodus
Last push: 2023-11-05T00:02:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3141, "days_push": 1033, "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 3012, forks 76 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.818367+00:00)

## What it is
Exodus is a Python CLI tool that relocates Linux ELF binaries by bundling them with all of their shared library dependencies, without using containers. It lets you transfer working software from one Linux system to another, even without root access or a distribution package.

## Use cases
- copy a binary and all its dependencies to a remote server over ssh
- install software on a Linux distro that has no package for it
- run a program on a machine without root access
- make Linux executables portable across distributions
- bundle an ELF binary so it runs on older or newer glibc systems
- transfer a tool from a laptop to a server without containers

## When to choose
- you need to move a working Linux binary to a machine lacking the package or libraries
- you have no root access and can't install dependencies system-wide
- you want portability without the overhead of Docker or AppImage

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform (Windows/macOS) packaging
- you want a full application sandbox or containerized environment
- the binary is statically linked or already portable
- you need actively maintained tooling with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, package-manager, developer-tools, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: python, cli
- tags: elf-binaries, binary-relocation, portable-executables, dependency-bundling, no-containers, command-line, packaging, linux

## Member repositories
- intoli/exodus (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.818367+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 2026-08-29T18:47:02.208241+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/intoli/exodus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.818367+00:00, sha 23bdc7e90e71)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.