gem.coop

We’re excited to introduce gem.coop – a new server for gems in the Ruby ecosystem.

We aim for fast, simple hosting, that is compatible with Bundler but optimized for the next generation. It’s built for the community by the former maintainers and operators of RubyGems.org.

All gems published to RubyGems.org are available, updated in real time. Get started right now with a simple change to your Gemfile:

-source "https://rubygems.org"
+source "https://gem.coop"

To use gem.coop directly from the gem command you can either specify it for a single gem install.

gem install --clear-sources --source https://gem.coop <gem>

Or you can add it to your gem sources (and remove RubyGems.org if you wish).

gem sources --add https://gem.coop

# if you want to fetch from gem.coop only
gem sources --remove https://rubygems.org/

# to verify
gem sources list

Governance for this project is modeled on Homebrew, with setup assistance from Mike McQuaid. The documents describing the proposed governance structure and the process we’re following to adopt it can be found on GitHub. Everyone from the Ruby community is welcome to contribute and participate.

If you want to follow along with our progress, subscribe to the gem.coop newsletter for monthly updates.

Our goal is to provide fast, community-owned, transparent, sustainable, and secure gem hosting for everyone. We’re launching with support for bundling and installing all public gems, and we’re excited to keep improving.

— The Gem Cooperative (@deivid-rodriguez, @duckinator, @indirect, @martinemde, @segiddins, @simi)