RubyGems.org

Spec sheet

Purpose

RubyGems.org is the Ruby community's gem hosting service.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Audience

The service is aimed at Ruby developers and gem authors who need to discover, install, or publish Ruby packages.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · rubygems.org

API

The HTTP API supports gem queries and publishing, version and download lookups, owner management, profiles, webhooks, and site activity.Read 3 Oct 2026 · guides.rubygems.org

Integrations

The guides document Bundler use with Rails, Sinatra, Docker, and continuous integration systems including GitHub Actions and GitLab CI.Read 4 Oct 2026 · guides.rubygems.org

Support

For trouble pushing a gem or help with a RubyGems.org account, the site directs users to [email protected].Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Founded

2009Read 28 Sep 2026 · rubygems.org

Account security

RubyGems.org recommends multi-factor authentication using WebAuthn or one-time passwords, for both web and API account activity.Read 4 Oct 2026 · guides.rubygems.org

API key security

API keys can be scoped to specific actions, and RubyGems.org says keys are stored in its database after one-way encryption.Read 3 Oct 2026 · guides.rubygems.org

Community funding

RubyGems.org is a community-run service overseen by Ruby Central and relies on supporters, sponsorships, memberships, and infrastructure donors for funding.Read 3 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Data access

RubyGems.org provides weekly PostgreSQL data dumps with user information removed.Read 3 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Dependency security

Bundler can record and verify gem checksums in lockfiles and can exclude recently released versions through cooldown settings.Read 4 Oct 2026 · guides.rubygems.org

Discovery

The site lets users find, install, and publish RubyGems.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Hosting and delivery

The site says its infrastructure is hosted on AWS, gems are hosted on Amazon S3 and served by Fastly, and new gems are usually ready to install within seconds of publishing.Read 3 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Infrastructure

RubyGems.org says its infrastructure is hosted on AWS, gems are hosted on Amazon S3, and served by Fastly.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Installation

RubyGems can be updated from the command line with `gem update --system`, and manual installation is also documented.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Open source

The RubyGems.org code is available on GitHub under the MIT license.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Project goals

The project aims to provide a better API for gems, make project pages more transparent and accessible, and let the community improve the site.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Publishing speed

The time between publishing a new gem and having it ready for installation is usually a few seconds.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Rate limits

RubyGems.org documents rate limits for its service and API.Read 4 Oct 2026 · guides.rubygems.org

Security reporting

Security issues in RubyGems, Bundler, or RubyGems.org can be reported to [email protected] or through HackerOne; the service says it no longer offers monetary bug bounty rewards.Read 4 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Started

The project was started in April 2009 by Nick Quaranto.Read 3 Oct 2026 · rubygems.org

Trusted publishing

Trusted Publishing uses GitHub Actions and OpenID Connect to publish gems with short-lived tokens instead of long-lived API tokens.Read 4 Oct 2026 · guides.rubygems.org

Where Specifiction places it

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