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gmta/composer-velocita
======================

Fast and reliable Composer package downloads by using Velocita

6.0.0(2y ago)361.1k—8.2%MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Mar 4Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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Velocita Composer plugin
========================

[](#velocita-composer-plugin)

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Fast and reliable Composer package downloads using Velocita: a caching reverse proxy that does not require you to modify your projects.

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

### Prerequisites

[](#prerequisites)

- PHP 7.4 or newer
- A running [Velocita Proxy](https://github.com/gmta/velocita-proxy) instance
- Composer 2

### Installation

[](#installation)

Installation and configuration of the Velocita plugin is global, so you can use it for all projects that use Composer without having to add it to your project's `composer.json`.

```
composer global config allow-plugins.gmta/composer-velocita true
composer global require gmta/composer-velocita
composer velocita:enable https://url.to.your.velocita.tld/

```

### Usage

[](#usage)

After enabling and configuring Velocita, it is automatically used for all Composer projects when running `require`, `update`, `install`, etcetera.

### Removal

[](#removal)

Disable the plugin by executing:

```
composer velocita:disable

```

If you want to remove the plugin completely, execute:

```
composer global remove gmta/composer-velocita

```

Authors
-------

[](#authors)

- Jelle Raaijmakers -  / [GMTA](https://github.com/GMTA)

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Raise an issue or submit a pull request on [GitHub](https://github.com/gmta/composer-velocita).

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.8% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~156 days

Recently: every ~293 days

Total

13

Last Release

752d ago

Major Versions

2.0.0 → 3.0.02020-08-10

2.0.1 → 3.1.02021-02-03

3.2.0 → 4.0.02021-10-19

4.0.0 → 5.0.02022-03-31

5.1.0 → 6.0.02024-04-26

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.2

1.1.0PHP >=7.1

3.1.0PHP >=7.3

5.0.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9cb0928e7eeb3ae5c6b3428ef749fb1b6c67f6cef985605d9e15e0fb3fc5c09f?d=identicon)[gmta](/maintainers/gmta)

---

Top Contributors

[![gmta](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3210731?v=4)](https://github.com/gmta "gmta (30 commits)")[![francoisvdv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/290790?v=4)](https://github.com/francoisvdv "francoisvdv (1 commits)")

---

Tags

cachecomposercomposer-pluginpackagistreverse-proxycomposerperformancecacheavailabilityspeedvelocita

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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