# bobthecow/genghis

The single-file MongoDB admin app

Repository: https://github.com/bobthecow/genghis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/genghis
Homepage: http://genghisapp.com
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2016-01-26T23:09:23+00:00

## 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": 5464, "days_push": 3872, "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 1430, forks 158 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:42.296489+00:00)

## What it is
Genghis is a single-file MongoDB admin application available as a Ruby gem or PHP script that provides a web interface for managing MongoDB servers, databases, and collections. It can run standalone, in a LAMP stack, or be mounted inside Rack/Rails apps.

## Use cases
- browse and manage mongodb databases from a browser
- single-file mongodb admin tool
- drop-in php mongodb admin for lamp stack
- mount mongodb admin ui in rails app
- quickly inspect mongodb collections and documents
- self-hosted mongodb gui

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, zero-config MongoDB admin UI you can drop onto any server
- you want a single-file tool runnable as a Ruby gem or PHP script
- you need to embed a MongoDB admin panel into an existing Rack or Rails app

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the repo was archived in 2023 and last released in 2016
- you need support for modern MongoDB versions and drivers
- you want a full-featured admin GUI with charts, monitoring, or performance tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: database, http-server, web-framework
- domain: databases, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, ruby, php, cross-platform
- tags: mongodb, database-administration, single-file-app, admin-gui, web-based-admin, web-server

## Member repositories
- bobthecow/genghis (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:42.296489+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 2026-08-30T04:37:11.267635+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bobthecow/genghis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:42.296489+00:00, sha f32d794d3008)
  - homepage: http://genghisapp.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:39.774948+00:00, sha 47511eb3d80b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.