# laserlemon/figaro

Simple Rails app configuration

Repository: https://github.com/laserlemon/figaro
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/figaro
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-06-29T16:07:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 45/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 29, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5266, "days_push": 430, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3745, forks 278 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:16.074188+00:00)

## What it is
Figaro is a Ruby gem that provides simple, Heroku-friendly configuration for Rails applications using environment variables and a single Git-ignored YAML file. It parses config/application.yml and loads its values into ENV, keeping sensitive configuration out of version control.

## Use cases
- manage rails app secrets with a yaml file
- load environment variables from a config file in rails
- keep api keys out of git in a rails app
- configure a heroku rails app with env vars
- share local development configuration across a team
- twelve-factor style configuration for ruby apps

## When to choose
- you maintain a Rails app and want simple ENV-based configuration
- you deploy to Heroku or another ENV-driven platform
- you want a single YAML file for local secrets that is git-ignored

## When to avoid
- you are not using Rails or Ruby
- you need per-environment config files, encrypted credentials, or advanced features offered by Rails built-in credentials or dotenv
- you need actively developed v2 features, which are stalled

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: configuration-management, secrets-management
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, security
- platform: ruby
- tags: rails, env-vars, yaml-config, heroku, twelve-factor, web-server

## Member repositories
- laserlemon/figaro (main) score 45

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:16.074188+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 2026-08-29T18:29:04.061564+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/laserlemon/figaro (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:16.074188+00:00, sha b961f1d0ac88)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.