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Dev tools · September 9, 2021

Measure downloads and commercial adoption of any file you distribute

Back in March we first launched Scarf Gateway with support for Docker/OCI containers.

Measure downloads and commercial adoption of any file you distribute launched on September 9, 2021 with 41 votes, #1,090 of 2,941 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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Scarf is a file distribution tracking tool that monitors downloads and commercial adoption of files shared online. It works by wrapping around existing distribution methods to provide analytics about who is using distributed software. The service is designed for developers and maintainers who need visibility into their software's reach and usage patterns across different users and organizations.

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Back in March we first launched Scarf Gateway with support for Docker/OCI containers. No matter which registry your containers are hosted on, you can now host all of them through your own central endpoint, and have better visibility into that download traffic than any other registry on the market. All without ever having access to personally identifiable information or invading the privacy of your users. Back in March we first launched Scarf Gateway with support for Docker/OCI containers. No matter which registry your containers are hosted on, you can now host all of them through your own central endpoint, and have better visibility into that download traffic than any other registry on the…from about.scarf.sh

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