sprinkle-tool/sprinkle
Sprinkle is a software provisioning tool you can use to build remote servers with. eg. to install a Rails, or Sinatra stack on a brand new slice directly after its been created observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- 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 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6763
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3143
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1143 stars · 135 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Sprinkle is a Ruby-based software provisioning tool that builds remote servers via a domain-specific language for defining packages, dependencies, and installation policies. It supports multiple installer types (gems, apt, source tarballs) and post-install verification.
Use cases
- provision a brand new server slice with a Rails stack
- install nginx, mysql, and ruby packages on a remote host
- define server setup as a declarative DSL script
- automate software installation after OS install
- group packages into policies for app and database roles
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, DSL-based alternative to Chef or Puppet for simple server provisioning
- you need flexible installer types (gem, apt, source) in one tool
- you are maintaining a legacy Ruby stack provisioned with Sprinkle
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained tool with modern OS and cloud support
- you require idempotent configuration management at scale
- your team prefers mainstream tools like Ansible, Chef, or Terraform
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
deployment configuration-management cli developer-tools infrastructure-as-code self-hosted ruby cli provisioning server-setup dsl remote-servers ruby-gem devops automation linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sprinkle-tool/sprinkle · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9ede7313808d
- homepage: https://github.com/sprinkle-tool/sprinkle · fetched 2026-08-29 · 15e94f115bf1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sprinkle-tool/sprinkle | main | 32 |
For agents
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