# ConsenSys-archive/truffle

:warning: The Truffle Suite is being sunset. For information on ongoing support, migration options and FAQs, visit the Consensys blog. Thank you for all the support over the years.

Repository: https://github.com/ConsenSys-archive/truffle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/truffle
Homepage: https://consensys.io/blog/consensys-announces-the-sunset-of-truffle-and-ganache-and-new-hardhat?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=2023_Sep_truffle-sunset-2023_announcement_
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: truffle, ethereum, framework, blockchain, solidity, smart-contracts, smart-contract-tools, javascript, hacktoberfest
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-04-22T08:47:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4083, "days_push": 863, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13915, forks 2296 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:05.043842+00:00)

## What it is
Truffle is a development environment, testing framework, and asset pipeline for Ethereum smart contract development, providing compilation, deployment migrations, automated testing with Mocha/Chai, and network management. The Truffle Suite has been officially sunset by Consensys, which recommends migrating to Hardhat or Foundry.

## Use cases
- compile and deploy solidity smart contracts to ethereum
- write automated tests for smart contracts
- manage contract deployment migrations across networks
- set up a local ethereum development blockchain
- interact with deployed contracts from an interactive console
- bootstrap an ethereum dapp project scaffold

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy codebase already built with truffle
- referencing historical ethereum project setups

## When to avoid
- starting a new ethereum project
- wanting actively maintained tooling
- needing long-term community support

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: build-tool, testing, developer-tools, cli
- domain: blockchain, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: ethereum, solidity, smart-contracts, sunset, deprecated, web3, dapp-development, migrations, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ConsenSys-archive/truffle (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:05.043842+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 2026-08-29T17:12:57.308129+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ConsenSys-archive/truffle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:05.043842+00:00, sha 553d3600381e)
  - homepage: https://consensys.io/blog/consensys-announces-the-sunset-of-truffle-and-ganache-and-new-hardhat?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=2023_Sep_truffle-sunset-2023_announcement_ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:07:15.432725+00:00, sha 46d37cc217da)
  - site_page: https://consensys.io/company (fetched 2026-08-29T08:07:15.442994+00:00, sha 23f24587b884)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.