itamae-kitchen/itamae
Configuration management tool inspired by Chef, but simpler and lightweight. Formerly known as Lightchef. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 64
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 230
- age_days: 4636
- days_rel: 26
- days_push: 19
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1132 stars · 119 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Itamae is a simple and lightweight configuration management tool for Ruby, inspired by Chef but with a simpler, Chef-like DSL that is not compatible with Chef. It applies idempotent recipes to local or remote machines via SSH or Vagrant.
Use cases
- provision servers with idempotent recipes
- install and configure packages like nginx via code
- apply configuration to remote hosts over ssh
- manage vagrant vm provisioning
- lightweight alternative to chef for infra as code
When to choose
- you want Chef-like configuration management without Chef's complexity
- you prefer writing recipes in Ruby
- you need a lightweight tool for local, SSH, or Vagrant provisioning
When to avoid
- you need Chef compatibility or its ecosystem of cookbooks
- you need agent-based or large-scale fleet orchestration
- your stack is not Ruby-friendly
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
configuration-management infrastructure-as-code cli infrastructure-as-code self-hosted ruby cli chef-inspired provisioning idempotent server-configuration ssh devops automation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/itamae-kitchen/itamae · fetched 2026-08-28 · b227e73d1b0c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| itamae-kitchen/itamae | main | 86 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="itamae-kitchen/itamae")
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