# acorn-io/runtime

A simple application deployment framework built on Kubernetes

Repository: https://github.com/acorn-io/runtime
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/acorn-io-runtime
Homepage: https://docs.acorn.io/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacktoberfest, kubernetes
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-03-16T02:15:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1595, "days_push": 901, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1124, forks 97 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:40.693077+00:00)

## What it is
Acorn is a simple application deployment framework for Kubernetes that packages apps into a single artifact usable across dev, test, and production. It provides a simple CLI and API and runs on any Kubernetes cluster.

## Use cases
- deploy applications to kubernetes easily
- package an app as one artifact for dev test and prod
- simplify kubernetes deployments for developers
- run the same app definition on any k8s cluster
- deploy containerized apps without writing kubernetes manifests

## When to choose
- you want a simpler developer experience on top of Kubernetes
- you need one deployable artifact across environments
- you want a CLI-driven deployment workflow on any cluster

## When to avoid
- you need a fully stable, feature-frozen tool - releases may include breaking changes
- you are not using Kubernetes
- you need fine-grained control over raw Kubernetes manifests

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deployment, cli, container-orchestration
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: go, cli, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, application-deployment, dev-test-prod, packaging, devops, containers

## Member repositories
- acorn-io/runtime (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.693077+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:39:38.144133+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/acorn-io/runtime (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.693077+00:00, sha 39980cf41c8e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.