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RUBYGEMS PACKAGE AND RUBY LANGUAGE SUPPORT

Securely Manage and Govern Ruby Projects

When you rely on Ruby or RubyGems, you need a robust way to manage dependencies, enforce security, and gain insight into your software supply chain. Sonatype helps you integrate Ruby support and RubyGems package management into your end-to-end secure SDLC.

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Understanding the Ruby Ecosystem and Sonatype's Role

Ruby powers many web and server-side apps. RubyGems is the main way Ruby code is packaged and shared, offering a standard format and tools for distributing libraries and applications. Beyond public RubyGems, you might host internal gems or proxy remote ones for better performance, governance, and security. Sonatype Nexus Repository supports hosted, proxy, and grouped gem repositories for RubyGems. Empower your Ruby projects with the Sonatype Platform, ensuring secure gem distribution, consistent policy enforcement, and complete auditability from development through delivery.

Supported Features

Proxy and Cache

Proxy RubyGems (or other gem repositories) and cache gems locally to reduce downloads and speed builds.

Hosted Gems

Publish internal or vetted third-party gems to a private, stable RubyGems repository.

Repository Groups

Unify multiple gem repositories (hosted + proxy) under one URL to simplify gem sources for developers.

Dependency Insight

Track gem versions, dependencies, and transitive risk for Ruby projects throughout your SDLC.

Supply Chain Security

Scan your Ruby gems for vulnerabilities, license issues, and governance problems.

SBOM and Auditing

Generate SBOM and audit gems to meet compliance, regulatory, or policy requirements.

Explore the Benefits for Ruby and RubyGems Projects

Whether you're building a new Ruby application or maintaining an existing one, the key is integrating RubyGems and Ruby into your secure software supply chain.

  • Improved Reliability

    Host and cache gems internally so builds are faster, more predictable, and less dependent on external repositories.

  • Reduced Risk

    Track and enforce gem-level policies (version, vulnerability, license) so you reduce exposure from untrusted, outdated or malicious gems.

  • Unified Governance

    Integrate Ruby into your multi-language package management strategy. Combine RubyGems with npm, Maven, PyPI, and more under consistent controls.

Take Control of Your Ruby Applications

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Resources

RubyGems Repositories + Nexus Repository Support

See Documentation

Ruby Application Analysis in Sonatype Lifecycle

See Documentation

RubyGems on OSS Index

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a “gem” in the Ruby ecosystem?

A gem is a packaged Ruby library or application distributed via the RubyGems tool and repository system.

Why should I proxy or host gems instead of pulling directly from RubyGems?

Proxying or hosting helps reduce build latency, avoid external outages, ensure availability of specific gem versions, and enforce internal governance.

How does this support integrate with Sonatype’s products?

While this page focuses on language and package support generally, Sonatype enables such functionality via Nexus Repository (for managed gem repositories), Lifecycle (for open source security and dependency management), Repository Firewall (for filtering malicious or risky components), and SBOM Manager (for bill-of-materials creation).