nicholas-fedor/watchtower
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98

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A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.

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Automate Docker container image updates

Documentation97
Engineering98
Health100
Go3,932Apache-2.01mo ago

Outstanding. A score of 98/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

2 to address
  1. 1
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.

  2. 2
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

97

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Contributing guide5pt100

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Engineering

98

Reproducibility6pt85

Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (cmd/root_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/build.yaml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 65
    Forks
  • 49
    Releaseslatest 1y ago

Community

  • 85% - Good
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 3,932
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 16
    Open issues
Repository files32 root entries
  • .circleci
  • .devcontainer
    Good: Environment pinned via .devcontainer/Dockerfile.
  • .github
    Good: Code of conduct present.
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build.yaml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • build
  • cmd
    Good: Test files detected (cmd/root_test.go).
  • docs
  • examples
  • internal
  • pkg
  • scripts
  • test
  • tools
  • .all-contributorsrc
  • .codacy.yml
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • cliff.toml
  • code_of_conduct.md
  • codecov.yaml
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • gopher-watchtower.png
  • LICENSE.md
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • logo.png
  • main.go
  • Makefile
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • watchtower-sq180.png
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