luarocks/luarocks
LuaRocks is the package manager for the Lua programming language. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 56
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 6010
- days_rel: 217
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 69
Adoption not part of the score
3722 stars · 479 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
LuaRocks is the package manager for the Lua programming language, installing Lua modules as self-contained packages called rocks. It supports local and remote repositories, multiple local rocks trees, and a public hosting service at luarocks.org.
Use cases
- install lua modules from the command line
- publish a lua library as a rock
- manage lua dependencies for a project
- find lua packages compatible with lua 5.1-5.4 or luajit
- pin specific versions of lua modules
- set up a local rocks tree for development
When to choose
- you are developing in Lua or LuaJIT and need dependency management
- you want to distribute a Lua module to the community
- you need reproducible installs of Lua libraries across platforms
When to avoid
- your project is not written in Lua
- you need a general-purpose language-agnostic package manager
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
package-manager cli developer-tools programming-languages developer-tools windows cross-platform cli lua luajit rocks rockspec dependency-management command-line linux macos
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/luarocks/luarocks · fetched 2026-08-28 · 127ee91e4ee8
- homepage: https://luarocks.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3ffb52147c22
- site_page: https://luarocks.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · b9ace133d1b9
- site_page: https://luarocks.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 92f818af353f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| luarocks/luarocks | main | 84 |
For agents
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