Detect Erlang
Erlang is a general-purpose, concurrent, functional programming language, and a garbage-collected runtime system.
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Websites using Erlang
7 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| asciinema.org | 8/3/2026 |
| nappy.co | 8/4/2026 |
| elsaltodiario.com | 8/5/2026 |
| dukechronicle.com | 8/5/2026 |
| river.com | 8/5/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Erlang signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Erlang, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Erlang is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Erlang
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Erlang signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Erlang fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Erlang on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Erlang
- Can PluginView detect Erlang without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Erlang. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Erlang?
- Erlang is classified under Programming languages in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Erlang fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
