# 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

Repository: https://github.com/sprinkle-tool/sprinkle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sprinkle
Homepage: https://github.com/sprinkle-tool/sprinkle
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-01-24T06:08:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6763, "days_push": 3143, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1143, forks 135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:45.037987+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: deployment, configuration-management, cli, developer-tools
- domain: infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted
- platform: ruby, cli
- tags: provisioning, server-setup, dsl, remote-servers, ruby-gem, devops, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sprinkle-tool/sprinkle (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.037987+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 2026-08-30T06:34:58.413930+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sprinkle-tool/sprinkle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.037987+00:00, sha 9ede7313808d)
  - homepage: https://github.com/sprinkle-tool/sprinkle (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:01.608143+00:00, sha 15e94f115bf1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.