# nickstenning/honcho

Honcho: a python clone of Foreman. For managing Procfile-based applications.

Repository: https://github.com/nickstenning/honcho
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nickstenning-honcho
Homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/honcho
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, operations, devtools
Last push: 2025-06-03T17:22:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 34/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 24, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5286, "days_push": 456, "days_rel": 696, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1711, forks 149 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:25.739898+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: cli, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: procfile, foreman-clone, process-manager, process-management, env-file, command-line, devops, automation

## Member repositories
- nickstenning/honcho (main) score 34

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.739898+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:34:59.609623+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nickstenning/honcho (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.739898+00:00, sha c3eba8f54424)
  - homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/honcho (fetched 2026-08-29T11:11:03.050916+00:00, sha 96e0ba549c4f)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/honcho/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:11:03.060391+00:00, sha 3f80f73202a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.