# Hex

API server and website for Hex

Repository: https://github.com/hexpm/hexpm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hex
Homepage: https://hex.pm
Language: Elixir
License Family: other
Topics: hacktoberfest, elixir, phoenix
Last push: 2026-09-03T00:59:35+00:00
Link (homepage): https://hex.pm
Link (site_page): https://hex.pm/pricing
Link (site_page): https://hex.pm/docs
Link (site_page): https://hex.pm/docs/usage
Link (site_page): https://hex.pm/docs/publish

## 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": 4600, "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 1170, forks 310 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:12.669916+00:00)

## What it is
Hexpm is the API server and website powering hex.pm, the package registry for the Erlang ecosystem (Elixir, Erlang, Gleam). It handles package publishing, dependency resolution, documentation hosting, private organizations, and supply-chain features like dependency cooldowns and signed policies.

## Use cases
- host a private package registry for Elixir packages
- publish and distribute Elixir or Erlang libraries
- search and resolve package dependencies for Mix or Rebar3 projects
- protect against supply-chain attacks with dependency cooldowns and policies
- self-host a mirror of hex.pm packages
- manage private packages for a team with organizations

## When to choose
- you need a package registry for Elixir, Erlang, or Gleam projects
- you want private package hosting with organization-based access control
- you need dependency policies, cooldowns, or package mirroring for supply-chain security

## When to avoid
- you need a package manager for ecosystems outside the BEAM (npm, PyPI, crates.io)
- you want a simple client-side dependency tool without running server infrastructure

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, api-framework, http-server, search-engine
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, apis, web-development, security
- platform: self-hosted, elixir
- tags: hex-pm, package-registry, elixir, erlang, gleam, mix, rebar3, phoenix, dependency-management, supply-chain-security, web-server, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- hexpm/hexpm (backend) score 77
- hexpm/hex (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.669916+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 2026-08-30T06:28:34.387535+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hexpm/hexpm (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.669916+00:00, sha aac9f33a7b76)
  - homepage: https://hex.pm (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.205721+00:00, sha 8e98cd2c96af)
  - site_page: https://hex.pm/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.217643+00:00, sha 3f449054c5e0)
  - site_page: https://hex.pm/docs/usage (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.219669+00:00, sha 3ee8d96a12ef)
  - site_page: https://hex.pm/docs/publish (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.222472+00:00, sha da4754c29cfc)
  - site_page: https://hex.pm/docs/rebar3-usage (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.224861+00:00, sha c0dfc4a0848a)
  - site_page: https://hex.pm/docs/gleam-usage (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.226653+00:00, sha 43ee825a9b0d)
  - site_page: https://hex.pm/docs/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.228394+00:00, sha 2914acf2582a)
  - site_page: https://hex.pm/docs/dependency-policies (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.230292+00:00, sha 6836d973e983)
  - site_page: https://hex.pm/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:16.215112+00:00, sha b0a5082843ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.