# pocopico/tinycore-redpill

Repository: https://github.com/pocopico/tinycore-redpill
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tinycore-redpill
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-04-25T15:08:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1736, "days_push": 860, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2211, forks 640 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:26.375588+00:00)

## What it is
A Tiny Core Linux-based loader build tool (rploader.sh) for creating Synology DSM bootloaders using the Redpill kernel extension approach. It automates burning images, generating serials/MACs, mapping SATA ports, and building platform-specific loader images for physical or virtual NAS setups.

## Use cases
- build a synology dsm bootloader for xpenology
- generate a synology serial number and mac address for a loader
- create a redpill loader image on a usb stick
- run dsm in a virtual machine with a vmdk loader
- map sata ports and disk indexes for a dsm install
- update and maintain a tinycore redpill loader image

## When to choose
- you want to self-host Synology DSM on your own hardware or a VM
- you need an automated, scriptable way to build and update redpill loaders
- you are comfortable with SSH, shell commands, and JSON config files

## When to avoid
- you need a guaranteed-safe tool for disks with data you cannot lose (the project itself warns it is a testing version)
- you want an officially supported Synology installation
- you prefer GUI-based NAS setup without terminal work

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, build-tool, configuration-management, deployment
- domain: self-hosted, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: cli, self-hosted
- tags: synology, redpill, xpenology, tinycore, bootloader, loader-builder, shell-script, nas, automation, linux

## Member repositories
- pocopico/tinycore-redpill (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:26.375588+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 2026-08-30T02:46:05.358077+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pocopico/tinycore-redpill (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:26.375588+00:00, sha ad238655aa20)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.