indexzero/nconf
Hierarchical node.js configuration with files, environment variables, command-line arguments, and atomic object merging. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
65/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 8
- 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: n/a
- age_days: 5634
- days_rel: 506
- days_push: 39
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3860 stars · 259 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
nconf is a hierarchical configuration management library for Node.js that merges settings from command-line arguments, environment variables, files, and defaults with priority ordering. It provides a namespaced key-value store with get/set/save operations.
Use cases
- load app config from env vars and files
- override config values with command-line arguments
- manage per-environment settings for a node app
- merge multiple configuration sources with priority
- save runtime config changes back to a file
When to choose
- you need layered configuration in a Node.js app
- you want CLI args, env vars, and files merged in a defined priority order
When to avoid
- you need config validation or schema enforcement
- you are not using Node.js
- you prefer modern alternatives like dotenv or convict with typed schemas
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
configuration-management developer-tools developer-tools backend cross-platform config hierarchical-configuration environment-variables key-value-store javascript nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/indexzero/nconf · fetched 2026-08-28 · 03ce0f8bcdab
- homepage: https://github.com/indexzero/nconf · fetched 2026-08-29 · bc4a49072392
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| indexzero/nconf | main | 65 |
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