Anubis (software)
| Anubis | |
|---|---|
 Mascot of Anubis | |
| Original author(s) | Xe Iaso |
| Initial release | January 19, 2025[1] |
| Stable release | 1.19.1[2] 
/ 1 June 2025 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Go |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | anubis |
Anubis is a software program that adds a JavaScript-powered proof of work challenge to websites before users can access them, as a form of deterring the impacts of web scraping from bots. It has been adopted mainly by Git forges and free and open-source software projects.[3][4]
It was created by Xe Iaso in response to Amazon's web crawler overloading their Git server, as it did not respect the robots.txt exclusion protocol and would work around restrictions.[3]
It is used by a number of projects, including:[5]
- The GNOME Project's GitLab instance[3][6]
- The Linux kernel mailing list archives and Git server[7][8]
- sourceware.org
- FFmpeg[7]
- Wine[7]
- UNESCO[7]
- The Science Olympiad Student Center[7]
- Enlightenment[7]
- FreeCAD[9]
- ScummVM[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Iaso, Xe (19 January 2025). "Block AI scrapers with Anubis". xeiaso.net. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Release 1.19.1". 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Edwards, Benj (2025-03-25). "Open source devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ Bort, Julie (2025-03-27). "Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "List of known websites using Anubis".
- ^ "Anime girl on Gnome GitLab". GNOME Discourse. 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ a b c d e f "Anubis works". xeiaso.net. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "K. Ryabitsev 🍁 (@monsieuricon@social.kernel.org)". social.kernel.org. 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Forum and Wiki Performance; Anubis Deployed". FreeCAD News. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ "The Day Anubis Saved Our Websites From a DDoS Attack". fabulous.systems. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
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