Rusty Object Notation by ron-rs
Rusty Object Notation
About Rusty Object Notation
From the project's README at github.com/ron-rs/ron. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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RON is a simple readable data serialization format that looks similar to Rust syntax. It's designed to support all of Serde's data model, so structs, enums, tuples, arrays, generic maps, and primitive values. Example
```ron GameConfig( // optional struct name windowsize: (800, 600), windowtitle: "PAC-MAN", fullscreen: false,
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 3.9k | github.com/ron-rs/ron |
| GitHub forks | 144 | github.com/ron-rs/ron |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 20565k | ron |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 11.1 years | since Apr 2015 |
| Last commit | 4 days ago | May 3, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 10 | last: 1 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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