maccman/monocle
Link and news sharing observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: n/a
- age_days: 4720
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 4431
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1438 stars · 115 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Monocle is a Ruby-based link and news aggregation website, similar to Hacker News, supporting posting, commenting, and user invites. It authenticates via GitHub or Twitter OAuth and runs on Rails-style Ruby with Postgres and Redis.
Use cases
- self-host a hacker news style link aggregator
- run a community news sharing site
- let users post and comment on links
- build a private link sharing community with invites
When to choose
- you want a self-hosted Reddit/Hacker News style site in Ruby
- you need OAuth login via GitHub or Twitter out of the box
When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software (last release 2014)
- you are not comfortable with Ruby 2.0-era dependencies
- you need a modern stack or mobile support
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
web-framework http-server auth web-development social-media self-hosted ruby self-hosted link-aggregation news-sharing hacker-news-clone postgres redis oauth web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/maccman/monocle · fetched 2026-08-28 · fa9ca01552b8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| maccman/monocle | main | 32 |
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