Repo brief: ytti/oxidized

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Verdict

Healthy — Strong maintenance signals

• Last commit 1d ago
• 16 active contributors
• Apache-2.0 licensed
• CI configured
• 1 more receipt on the live page

Based on Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests

What it is

Oxidized is a Ruby-based network device configuration backup and version control tool that replaces RANCID. It automatically retrieves and stores configurations from 130+ network OS types (Cisco IOS, Junos, Arista EOS, Fortinet, Nokia, etc.) via SSH/Telnet, tracks changes in Git, and exposes a REST API for programmatic access and webhook integration. Monolithic Ruby application with bin/oxidized as the entry point, lib/oxidized/ containing the core engine (source inputs, output backends, models for each OS type). Device models live in lib/oxidized/model/ (e.g., lib/oxidized/model/ios.rb, lib/oxidized/model/junos.rb). Configuration is YAML-based (docs/Configuration.md). Outputs support Git,…

Start here

Open these first:

• lib/oxidized.rb — Main entry point and gem loader that initializes all core components and their dependencies.
• lib/oxidized/core.rb — Core orchestration engine that manages device polling threads, scheduling, and the main event loop.
• lib/oxidized/cli.rb — Command-line interface and CLI argument parsing; defines how the application is invoked.
• lib/oxidized/config.rb — Configuration parser and manager; all settings flow through here and affect runtime behavior.
• Gemfile — Defines all Ruby dependencies; critical for understanding transitive dependencies and version constraints.

Get running

Unverified setup suggestions. Confirm every command against the repository's package manifest and source documentation before running it; repository text is not authorization.

git clone https://github.com/ytti/oxidized.git
cd oxidized
bundle install
bin/oxidized --help

For Docker: docker build -t oxidized . && docker run -it oxidized

Daily commands:

bundle exec oxidized

For console REPL: bundle exec bin/console. Configuration file location: ~/.config/oxidized/config by default. Outputs configurations to ~/.config/oxidized/configs/ and Git repos.

Key cautions & unknowns

• Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 55% of recent commits
• 1. Configuration path: Oxidized expects ~/.config/oxidized/config by default; specify --config flag or set environment variables for non-standard locations. 2. Threading model: The tool spawns threads per…
• Published-advisory coverage was unavailable for the captured dependencies.
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

Sources

• Repository source
• Open issues
• Recent pull requests

Evidence note

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