# agiledivider/vagrant-hostsupdater

Repository: https://github.com/agiledivider/vagrant-hostsupdater
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vagrant-hostsupdater
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-12-01T06:06:47+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": 4875, "days_push": 1736, "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 1152, forks 128 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:47.258975+00:00)

## What it is
A Vagrant plugin that automatically adds and removes hostname entries in the host system's /etc/hosts file when Vagrant machines are started, resumed, halted, or destroyed. It is explicitly unmaintained as of 2021, with the maintainer recommending alternatives or forks.

## Use cases
- manage /etc/hosts entries for vagrant machines
- access local dev VM via custom hostname
- automatically clean up hosts file on vagrant halt
- add host aliases for private network VMs
- avoid editing hosts file manually for local development

## When to choose
- you still use Vagrant and need simple hosts file management
- you want a minimal, well-understood plugin you can fork

## When to avoid
- you need maintained software with active support
- you no longer use Vagrant for development
- you need support for modern Vagrant versions or new OS releases

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: vagrant-plugin, hosts-file, local-development, ruby, virtualization, automation

## Member repositories
- agiledivider/vagrant-hostsupdater (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:47.258975+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 2026-08-30T06:33:31.691409+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/agiledivider/vagrant-hostsupdater (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:47.258975+00:00, sha 6cf498ffb21b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.