# GitbookIO/nuts

:chestnut: Releases/downloads server with auto-updater and GitHub as a backend

Repository: https://github.com/GitbookIO/nuts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nuts
Homepage: http://nuts.gitbook.com
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-10-04T11:07:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4038, "days_push": 1064, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1294, forks 303 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:16.336207+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, file-upload, webhook, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, version-control, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: release-server, auto-updater, squirrel, github-releases, electron-updates, download-server, nodejs, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- GitbookIO/nuts (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:16.336207+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 2026-08-30T04:54:03.037026+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GitbookIO/nuts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:16.336207+00:00, sha 974354a33898)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.