GitbookIO/nuts
:chestnut: Releases/downloads server with auto-updater and GitHub as a backend 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 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4038
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1064
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1294 stars · 303 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Nuts is a self-hostable server that serves desktop application releases and downloads, using GitHub releases as its storage backend. It provides download URLs per version/channel/OS and Squirrel-compatible auto-update endpoints for macOS and Windows.
Use cases
- serve desktop app downloads from github releases
- auto-update server for electron app with squirrel
- proxy downloads from a private github repository
- host beta and alpha release channels with rss feeds
- deploy a stateless release server to heroku
When to choose
- you distribute a desktop app and want GitHub releases as the asset store
- you need Squirrel auto-update endpoints for macOS and Windows
- you want channel-based downloads (stable, beta, alpha) with simple URLs
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose artifact or package registry
- your releases are not hosted on GitHub
- you need a fully maintained solution with active development
Facets
service · maturity maintenance
http-server file-upload webhook deployment developer-tools developer-tools desktop-applications version-control self-hosted self-hosted release-server auto-updater squirrel github-releases electron-updates download-server nodejs web-server docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/GitbookIO/nuts · fetched 2026-08-28 · 974354a33898
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| GitbookIO/nuts | main | 32 |
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