# RROrg/rr

Redpill Recovery (arpl-i18n)

Repository: https://github.com/RROrg/rr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rrorg-rr
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: bootloader, dsm, redpill, synology
Last push: 2026-08-13T19:10:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 85, longevity 88
- inputs: {"age_days": 1243, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 4.0, "n_releases_24m": 81}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8571, forks 1367 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:23.593301+00:00)

## What it is
RR (Redpill Recovery) is a preinstallation and recovery bootloader environment that lets users boot Synology DSM on arbitrary x86/x64 hardware or VMs with a single flash of a prebuilt bootloader image. It includes tooling to build custom bootloader images, select Synology models and versions, and install drivers/addons, with one-click deployment for Proxmox VE.

## Use cases
- run Synology DSM on my own x86 hardware
- create a custom Synology bootloader for a NAS build
- boot DSM in a Proxmox VM with one click
- recover or reinstall a redpill bootloader on a flash drive
- add drivers and addons to a Synology boot image
- self-host a Synology-like NAS without Synology hardware

## When to choose
- you want to run Synology DSM on non-Synology x86/x64 machines or VMs
- you need a maintained, actively updated redpill-style bootloader with recovery tooling
- you want automated model/version selection and driver injection during bootloader build

## When to avoid
- you need a production-supported, licensed NAS OS for commercial use (the project forbids commercial use)
- you are unwilling to risk data loss from custom bootloader modifications
- you need ARM-based Synology hardware emulation, since only x86/x64 is supported

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, self-hosted, configuration-management, deployment
- domain: self-hosted, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cli, cross-platform
- tags: synology, dsm, bootloader, redpill, nas, x86, recovery-environment, shell, automation, linux

## Member repositories
- RROrg/rr (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.593301+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 2026-08-29T17:26:16.893828+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RROrg/rr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.593301+00:00, sha c55f7c730abc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.