# freebsd/freebsd-ports

FreeBSD ports tree (read-only mirror)

Repository: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freebsd-ports
Homepage: https://www.FreeBSD.org/ports
Language: Makefile
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-09-03T02:05:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5578, "days_push": 0, "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 1198, forks 869 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:12.133424+00:00)

## What it is
The FreeBSD Ports Collection, a large tree of Makefiles and metadata for building and installing third-party software on FreeBSD from source. This repository is the read-only GitHub mirror of the official ports tree, updated with regular releases.

## Use cases
- build software from source on freebsd
- find and install packages on freebsd
- browse available freebsd ports
- contribute a new port to freebsd
- search ports by name or keyword
- maintain a freebsd package

## When to choose
- you run FreeBSD and want fine-grained control over build options when installing software
- you want to package or port new software for FreeBSD
- you need the canonical, up-to-date collection of FreeBSD port recipes

## When to avoid
- you just want prebuilt binary packages without compiling (use pkg instead)
- you are on Linux, macOS, or another non-FreeBSD operating system
- you need a general-purpose package manager for a non-BSD platform

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: stable
- function: package-manager, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: bsd, cli
- tags: freebsd, ports-tree, makefile, package-recipes, bsd-packages, source-based-packaging, command-line

## Member repositories
- freebsd/freebsd-ports (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.133424+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 2026-08-30T06:22:02.380530+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.133424+00:00, sha ae11a628ebfe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.