hammer · Elixir Observer

hammer

A rate-limiter with plugable backends.

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ExHammer/hammer

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First Release

9

years ago

Last Release

4

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Last Stable Version

7.5.0

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Merged 36

Latest Merged Pull Requests

build(deps): bump dialyxir 1.4.7 -> 1.4.8

epinault merged 1 days ago

build(deps): bump mint (security), ex_doc, spitfire

epinault merged 2 days ago

fix(atomic): initialize bucket atomics before publishing them in ETS

epinault merged 4 days ago

ci: test Elixir 1.17+ only and drop EOL OTP 26 from the matrix

epinault merged 4 days ago

chore: Release 7.5.0

epinault merged 4 days ago

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Version 7.5.0

Published Sep 2026 •

Elixir Version Requirement ~> 1.14

Documentation for 7.5.0

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Community

Article
Elixir/Phoenix Security: Rate Limits for Authentication with Hammer

Practical guide to adding authentication rate limits in Phoenix with Hammer, including risks and configuration.

Video
ElixirCasts #172 — Rate-limiting a Phoenix API with Hammer

Screencast implementing per-user API rate limiting using Hammer and returning 429 responses.

Article
Rate Limits Phoenix

Blog post showing how to add a Hammer-based rate limiter plug to a Phoenix API pipeline.

Article
How to make rate limiting in Phoenix 1.7? (community tips)

Elixir Forum thread discussing Hammer backends (ETS/Redis) and approaches to per-role limits.

Article
Building a Distributed Rate Limiter in Elixir with HashRing

AppSignal article that includes examples wrapping Hammer for clustered rate limiting patterns.

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