chef/omnibus
Easily create full-stack installers for your project across a variety of platforms. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
48/100
- Activity 56
- 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: 5314
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 267
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1316 stars · 295 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Omnibus is a Ruby-based tool and DSL for creating full-stack, self-contained installers for software projects across multiple platforms (deb, rpm, msi, pkg, etc.). It packages an application with all its dependencies into a single platform-native installer artifact.
Use cases
- build a self-contained installer for my application
- package my software as a deb or rpm
- create a Windows MSI installer for my project
- bundle all runtime dependencies into one installer
- generate cross-platform installers from a single project definition
- produce a macOS pkg installer for a CLI tool
When to choose
- you need to distribute software with all dependencies bundled into a single native installer
- you want reproducible, platform-specific packages (deb, rpm, msi, pkg) from one DSL definition
- your users need a simple one-step install without managing dependencies themselves
When to avoid
- you only need lightweight language-level packages like gems, npm modules, or pip wheels
- you want container images or Docker-based distribution instead of native installers
- you need cross-compilation - Omnibus builds for the platform it runs on, so you must build on each target OS
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
build-tool deployment cli developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform cli ruby installer-packaging full-stack-installers packaging dsl ruby-gem devops automation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/chef/omnibus · fetched 2026-08-28 · 674f41f2254e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| chef/omnibus | main | 48 |
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