OpenRC/openrc
The OpenRC init system observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 95
- 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4890
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 31
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1896 stars · 295 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
OpenRC is a dependency-based init system for Unix-like operating systems that works alongside the system-provided /sbin/init program. It manages boot-time and runtime services with dependency resolution and is the default init system on Gentoo and Alpine Linux.
Use cases
- manage system services with dependency ordering on Linux
- replace systemd with a lightweight init system
- set up service startup and shutdown scripts on Alpine or Gentoo
- hook OpenRC into BSD init or SysVInit
- control daemons with rc-service and rc-update
When to choose
- you want a simple, dependency-based init system without systemd
- you run Gentoo, Alpine, or another distribution that uses OpenRC
- you need a portable init system that works on Linux and BSD
When to avoid
- you want systemd features like socket activation, cgroups integration, or a full service manager
- you need a graphical service manager or modern boot tooling
Facets
application · maturity stable
developer-tools configuration-management deployment operating-systems self-hosted bsd c init-system service-management sysvinit freebsd dependency-based-boot devops linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc · fetched 2026-08-28 · 136b3adf710a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRC/openrc | main | 75 |
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