elixir-plug/plug
Compose web applications with functions observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
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: 4674
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3013 stars · 610 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Plug is an Elixir library and specification for composing web applications from small functional pieces, with connection adapters for web servers on the Erlang VM. It underpins frameworks like Phoenix, handling requests, responses, routing, and WebSocket upgrades.
Use cases
- build a minimal HTTP web server in Elixir
- compose request/response middleware pipelines
- add WebSocket support to an Elixir app
- write reusable web application components
- build a web framework on the BEAM
- route HTTP requests to handlers
When to choose
- you are building Elixir web applications or APIs
- you need a low-level foundation beneath Phoenix
- you want server-agnostic web code on the Erlang VM
- you need fine-grained control over request/response handling
When to avoid
- you want a batteries-included full-stack framework (use Phoenix instead)
- you are not working on the BEAM ecosystem
- you need a standalone HTTP server without Elixir/Erlang
Facets
library · maturity stable
web-framework http-server middleware routing websocket web-development backend apis elixir plug-specification connection-adapters phoenix-foundation cowboy bandit beam web-server
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3b11b6e19c40
- homepage: https://hex.pm/packages/plug · fetched 2026-08-29 · 22d5c1568cda
- site_page: https://hex.pm/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3f449054c5e0
- site_page: https://hex.pm/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 627eac420427
- site_page: https://hex.pm/docs/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2914acf2582a
- site_page: https://hex.pm/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · b0a5082843ed
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| elixir-plug/plug | main | 77 |
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