macournoyer/thin
A very fast & simple Ruby web server observed · 2026-10-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 84
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6850
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 98
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2276 stars · 342 forks observed · 2026-10-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Thin is a small and fast Ruby web server for Rack applications, runnable via a CLI with configuration files and daemonization support. It was archived in 2025 after 20 years and is no longer maintained, with Falcon recommended as its successor.
Use cases
- serve a rack application in ruby
- run a rails app behind a fast web server
- daemonize a ruby web server with pid and log files
- configure a ruby app server via yaml config
- replace webrick with a faster rack server
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy ruby app already using thin
- you need a tiny, fast rack server on old ruby versions
When to avoid
- starting a new ruby project - use Falcon, Puma, or another maintained server
- you need long-term security support or active maintenance
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
http-server web-framework cli web-development backend developer-tools ruby cli rack rails web-server archived mongrel-parser
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/macournoyer/thin · fetched 2026-10-21 · 60a7df72b71c
- homepage: https://rubygems.org/gems/thin · fetched 2026-08-29 · 459fa4a4773d
- site_page: https://guides.rubygems.org/command-reference · fetched 2026-08-29 · ef62154d6253
- site_page: https://rubygems.org/pages/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · e4248571fa5d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| macournoyer/thin | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="macournoyer/thin")
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