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gildo/tonto — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2012-03-18

★ 5RubyAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A Ruby-based NoSQL key-value document store that uses Git under the hood for version control, so every data change can be tracked and rolled back.

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    What it does
      Key-value document store
      Git-backed storage
      Version tracked data
    Tech stack
      Ruby
    Use cases
      Store versioned documents
      Track data changes over time
    Audience
      Developers
      Ruby users
    Status
      Sparse documentation
      Unclear maturity

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Store small documents as key-value pairs with built-in change history.

REASON 2

Roll back data to a previous state the way you would revert code in Git.

REASON 3

Experiment with a lightweight Git-backed database in a Ruby project.

What's in the stack?

Ruby

How it stacks up

gildo/tontococoapods/cocoapods-podfile_infofastlane/nightly
Stars555
LanguageRubyRubyRuby
Last pushed2012-03-182015-02-252018-12-11
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

README is essentially empty, so setup steps must be reverse-engineered from the source code.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how a Git-backed key-value store like tonto could version my app's data.
Prompt 2
Show me a simple Ruby script that uses a Git-based document store to save and retrieve records.
Prompt 3
What would I need to add to tonto to support querying documents by key?

Frequently asked questions

wtf is tonto?

A Ruby-based NoSQL key-value document store that uses Git under the hood for version control, so every data change can be tracked and rolled back.

What language is tonto written in?

Mainly Ruby. The stack also includes Ruby.

Is tonto actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2012-03-18).

How hard is tonto to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is tonto for?

Mainly developer.

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