# ytti/oxidized

Oxidized is a network device configuration backup tool. It's a RANCID replacement!

Repository: https://github.com/ytti/oxidized
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/oxidized
Language: Ruby
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: nms, network, backup, rancid
Last push: 2026-08-24T23:23:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4886, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 105, "gap_med": 27, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3529, forks 1055 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:08.828445+00:00)

## What it is
Oxidized is a network device configuration backup tool that periodically fetches running configs from network equipment and stores them, with support for over 130 operating system types. It is a lightweight, extensible RANCID replacement with a REST API and git-based output for tracking config changes.

## Use cases
- back up network device configurations automatically
- replace RANCID for network config archival
- track who changed a router config with git blame
- fetch and diff switch or firewall configurations
- trigger config backups on syslog change events
- store device configs in git with version history

## When to choose
- you need scheduled config backups across many vendors and OS types
- you want configs versioned in git with per-user attribution
- you need a REST API to trigger or query config fetches

## When to avoid
- you need a full NMS with monitoring and alerting rather than config backup
- you require guaranteed long-term maintenance, as the project is seeking a maintainer
- your environment is not Ruby-friendly and you prefer a non-Ruby toolchain

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: backup, networking, developer-tools, api-framework, version-control
- domain: networking, self-hosted
- platform: bsd, ruby, cli, self-hosted
- tags: network-configuration-backup, rancid-replacement, network-device-management, git-output, config-diff, devops, automation, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- ytti/oxidized (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.828445+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 2026-08-29T18:35:08.575956+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ytti/oxidized (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.828445+00:00, sha 7ed0c93658b4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.