Source: https://seerepo.com/r/beefproject/beef/built
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/r/beefproject/beef/built.md
Description: beef is a JavaScript repo built with Sinatra, rack, and thin. It reaches its data with activerecord and uses sqlite3 and SQLite.

# What is beef built with?

beef is a JavaScript repo built with Sinatra, rack, and thin. It reaches its data with activerecord and uses sqlite3 and SQLite. It has 107,727 written lines, with 94 test files.

Read on November 12, 2026, at commit cdbf2ef.

Repository: https://github.com/beefproject/beef

## Backend

### The base

- **[Sinatra](https://seerepo.com/uses/sinatra)**: 4 files

### Data

- **sqlite3**
- **[SQLite](https://seerepo.com/uses/sqlite)**: 1 file · [Gemfile, line 26](https://github.com/beefproject/beef/blob/cdbf2ef797a68aa028f95ce4d04a8b2b8d173ec6/Gemfile#L26)

### Data access

- **activerecord**: 26 files

## Support

### The base

- **[rack](https://seerepo.com/uses/rack)**: 8 files
- **thin**: 2 files

### Tools

- **RuboCop**
- **uglifier**: 3 files
- **rake**: 1 file

### Other

- **rack-protection**
- **rubyzip**
- **json**: 16 files
- **eventmachine**: 4 files
- **em-websocket**: 2 files
- **execjs**: 1 file
- **mime-types**: 1 file
- **net-smtp**: 1 file
- **slack-notifier**: 1 file
- **xmlrpc**: 1 file

## Other repos with a similar stack

- [rapid7/metasploit-framework](https://seerepo.com/r/rapid7/metasploit-framework/built): Sinatra, sqlite3, SQLite, rack, activerecord · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/beefproject/beef/vs/rapid7/metasploit-framework)
- [rails/rails](https://seerepo.com/r/rails/rails/built): sqlite3, SQLite, rack, activerecord · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/beefproject/beef/vs/rails/rails)
- [docusealco/docuseal](https://seerepo.com/r/docusealco/docuseal/built): sqlite3, SQLite, rack · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/beefproject/beef/vs/docusealco/docuseal)
- [immich-app/immich](https://seerepo.com/r/immich-app/immich/built): sqlite3, SQLite
- [freeCodeCamp/devdocs](https://seerepo.com/r/freeCodeCamp/devdocs/built): Sinatra, rack
- [CopilotKit/CopilotKit](https://seerepo.com/r/CopilotKit/CopilotKit/built): SQLite, rack

## Frequently asked questions

### What language is beef written in?

beef is written in JavaScript, with 107,727 written lines.

### What framework does beef use?

beef is built with Sinatra, rack, and thin.

### What services does beef use?

beef uses sqlite3 and SQLite.

### Does beef have tests?

Yes. beef has 94 test files.

### Which repos have a stack like beef's?

The ones that share most of its stack: rapid7/metasploit-framework, rails/rails, and docusealco/docuseal.

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.