Zig Index

A curated registry for discovering Zig packages and applications.

Live Site · Add Your Project · Registry

Features

📦 Curated Registry - Quality-focused collection of Zig projects
⚡ Fast - Static site with on-demand GitHub stats
🔍 Search & Filter - Find packages by topic, license, or text search
💾 Aggressive Caching - Stats cached client-side for fast repeat visits
⭐ Live Stats - Stars, forks, and watchers from GitHub
🎨 Dark Mode - Beautiful light and dark themes
📱 Responsive - Works great on all devices

Repository Structure

This is the main website repository. The registry data is maintained separately:

Website: https://github.com/Zig-Index/zig-index.github.io (this repo)
Registry: https://github.com/Zig-Index/registry (submodule at src/registry)

Add Your Project

To add your project to Zig Index:

Fork the registry repository
Create a JSON file in repositories/packages/ or repositories/applications/
Submit a Pull Request

See the registry README for details.

JSON Schema

{
  "name": "logly",
  "owner": "muhammad-fiaz",
  "repo": "logly.zig",
  "description": "High-performance, structured logging library for Zig.",
  "homepage": "https://muhammad-fiaz.github.io/logly.zig",
  "license": "MIT",
  "category": "development-tools"
}

Development

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
npm or pnpm

Setup

# Clone with submodules
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Zig-Index/zig-index.github.io.git
cd zig-index.github.io

# Or if already cloned, initialize submodules
git submodule update --init --recursive

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start dev server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

Environment Variables

Create a .env file (see .env.example):

# Optional: GitHub token for higher API rate limits
# Get one at https://github.com/settings/tokens
GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

Tech Stack

Astro - Static site generator
React - UI components
Tailwind CSS - Styling
TanStack Query - Data fetching & caching
Framer Motion - Animations
Fuse.js - Fuzzy search

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

README