cherries.works builds software that respects the machine.
Modern software has become increasingly bloated. Tools that once required a few megabytes now require gigabytes. Applications that should start instantly spend seconds loading dependencies. Complexity is often accepted as the cost of progress.
We disagree.
Our goal is to build open-source software that is fast, understandable, and practical. We believe good software should be easy to install, easy to audit, and efficient enough to run on everything from Raspberry Pis to production servers.
Every project we create follows a few simple principles:
Minimal dependencies.
Fast startup times.
Efficient resource usage.
Open-source development.
Clear and maintainable code.
Practical solutions to real problems.
We are not interested in building software for the sake of complexity. We are interested in building tools that solve problems while staying out of the way.
Pulse, our first project, reflects this philosophy: a lightweight monitoring solution designed to provide useful system metrics in seconds, without unnecessary setup or overhead.
As cherries.works grows, we aim to build a collection of tools focused on observability, systems programming, performance, infrastructure, and self-hosted software.
Software should work with your machine, not against it.
That's what we're here to build.