# dropbox/godropbox

Common libraries for writing Go services/applications.

Repository: https://github.com/dropbox/godropbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/godropbox
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-12-24T13:10:32+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": 4455, "days_push": 983, "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 4204, forks 428 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:39.011863+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of common Go libraries from Dropbox for writing services and applications on Linux servers. It provides shared utilities and building blocks used across Dropbox's Go service infrastructure.

## Use cases
- build Go backend services on Linux servers
- reuse Dropbox's internal Go utility libraries
- find common helpers for Go application development
- bootstrap a Go microservice with shared libraries

## When to choose
- you're writing Go services targeting Linux/x64 and want battle-tested utilities
- you want libraries proven at Dropbox scale

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform support (Linux/x64 only)
- you need actively evolving features - the project is in maintenance mode
- you're not on Go 1.13+

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, concurrency, logging, configuration-management, http-server
- domain: developer-tools, backend, microservices
- platform: go
- tags: go-services, dropbox, server-libraries, utility-library, linux

## Member repositories
- dropbox/godropbox (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.011863+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 2026-08-29T18:22:31.760337+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dropbox/godropbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.011863+00:00, sha 7f0c8e85e926)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.