# Ganache

:warning: The Truffle Suite is being sunset. For information on ongoing support, migration options and FAQs, visit the Consensys blog. Thank you for all the support over the years.

Repository: https://github.com/ConsenSys-archive/ganache
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ganache
Homepage: https://consensys.io/blog/consensys-announces-the-sunset-of-truffle-and-ganache-and-new-hardhat?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=2023_Sep_truffle-sunset-2023_announcement_
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ganache, ethereum, blockchain
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-01-29T22:09:03+00:00
Link (homepage): https://consensys.io/blog/consensys-announces-the-sunset-of-truffle-and-ganache-and-new-hardhat?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=2023_Sep_truffle-sunset-2023_announcement_
Link (site_page): https://consensys.io/company

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3446, "days_push": 947, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2628, forks 666 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:05.465267+00:00)

## What it is
Ganache is a personal blockchain for Ethereum development, providing a local simulated network with GUI (Electron) and CLI variants for deploying contracts, developing applications, and running tests. ConsenSys announced its sunset in 2023, recommending migration to Hardhat or Foundry.

## Use cases
- run a local ethereum blockchain for development
- test smart contracts before deploying to mainnet
- simulate blockchain transactions with deterministic accounts
- deploy and debug solidity contracts locally
- explore blockchain state with a gui
- fork mainnet for local ethereum testing

## When to choose
- maintaining legacy truffle/ganache-based projects
- learning ethereum development with a simple gui
- you need a quick local chain without new tooling setup

## When to avoid
- starting new ethereum projects (use Hardhat or Foundry)
- you need long-term supported tooling
- production or mainnet deployments

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, simulation, testing, cli, gui
- domain: blockchain, developer-tools, testing
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: ethereum, personal-blockchain, smart-contracts, truffle, sunset, hardhat-migration, electron, nodejs, desktop

## Member repositories
- ConsenSys-archive/ganache (main) score 10
- ConsenSys-archive/ganache-ui (frontend) score 10
- ConsenSys-archive/ganache-cli-archive (mirror) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:05.465267+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 2026-08-29T18:19:12.911281+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ConsenSys-archive/ganache (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:05.465267+00:00, sha f34257db10dd)
  - homepage: https://consensys.io/blog/consensys-announces-the-sunset-of-truffle-and-ganache-and-new-hardhat?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=2023_Sep_truffle-sunset-2023_announcement_ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:52.659111+00:00, sha 46d37cc217da)
  - site_page: https://consensys.io/company (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:52.668442+00:00, sha 23f24587b884)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.