gethostname

5.7M downloads in the last 30 days (188.9K/day), up 27% from the previous period.

2.6K crates depend on gethostname. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

gethostname has only 1 owner despite 2.6K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 15 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 10KB, gethostname is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include x11rb, tracing-bunyan-formatter, solana-metrics, reedline, tauri-plugin-os. When high-quality crates choose gethostname, it's a strong quality signal.