nickstenning/honcho
Honcho: a python clone of Foreman. For managing Procfile-based applications. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
34/100
- Activity 24
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5286
- days_rel: 696
- days_push: 456
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1711 stars · 149 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Honcho is a Python port of Foreman for managing Procfile-based applications. It runs multiple processes defined in a Procfile, loading environment variables from a .env file.
Use cases
- run multiple processes from a Procfile in development
- manage Procfile-based apps without Ruby
- load .env environment variables when starting processes
- start web and worker processes together locally
- replace Foreman with a Python tool
When to choose
- you develop Python apps using Procfiles and want a pure-Python process manager
- you need Foreman-like behavior without installing Ruby
- you want simple local multi-process orchestration with .env support
When to avoid
- you need production process supervision or restart-on-crash (use systemd, supervisord, or a container orchestrator)
- your project doesn't use Procfiles
- you need advanced Foreman features like export to init systems
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli developer-tools workflow-automation developer-tools python cli cross-platform procfile foreman-clone process-manager process-management env-file command-line devops automation
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nickstenning/honcho · fetched 2026-08-28 · c3eba8f54424
- homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/honcho · fetched 2026-08-29 · 96e0ba549c4f
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/honcho/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3f80f73202a6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nickstenning/honcho | main | 34 |
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