# rgrove/rawgit

Served files from raw.githubusercontent.com, but with the correct content types. No longer actively developed.

Repository: https://github.com/rgrove/rawgit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rawgit
Homepage: https://rawgit.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rawgit, javascript, cdn, github
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-10-06T21:13:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4963, "days_push": 696, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2408, forks 491 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:44.259481+00:00)

## What it is
RawGit was a web service that served files from raw.githubusercontent.com with correct content-type headers so they could be linked directly in web pages. The service is shut down and the repository is archived; users are directed to jsDelivr instead.

## Use cases
- serve github raw files with correct content types
- host static files from a github repo via cdn
- link javascript and css files directly from github
- self-host a raw file proxy for github content
- test files from a github branch in a browser

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained CDN for GitHub files - use jsDelivr instead
- you want production reliability or support
- you expect the rawgit.com service to still work

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, proxy, web-framework
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: cdn, github-raw-files, content-types, archived, rawgit, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- rgrove/rawgit (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:44.259481+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 2026-08-30T02:34:04.051905+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rgrove/rawgit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:44.259481+00:00, sha de865391f465)
  - homepage: https://rawgit.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:14:33.725626+00:00, sha 21e43f273698)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.