# ardanlabs/service

Starter-kit for writing services in Go using Kubernetes.

Repository: https://github.com/ardanlabs/service
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ardanlabs-service
Homepage: https://www.ardanlabs.com
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-20T14:39:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3208, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4107, forks 727 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:35.674568+00:00)

## What it is
A Go starter kit from Ardan Labs for building production-grade, scalable web services using a domain-driven, data-oriented architecture designed to run on Kubernetes. It doubles as the codebase for Ardan Labs' Ultimate Service training class, demonstrating idiomatic Go patterns with minimal dependencies.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a new production-grade Go web service
- learn idiomatic Go service architecture patterns
- scaffold a REST API backend in Go
- deploy a Go web service to Kubernetes
- study domain-driven design in Go
- reduce boilerplate when starting a Go microservice project

## When to choose
- starting a new Go web service or microservice and want a proven, opinionated structure
- your team wants to follow Ardan Labs' domain-driven, data-oriented architecture
- you plan to run your service on Kubernetes from day one
- you want a training reference for production Go patterns

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight, unopinionated library rather than a full project skeleton
- your stack is not Go or you don't target Kubernetes
- you prefer assembling your own architecture from individual libraries
- you only need a small script or CLI tool, not a full web service

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, api-framework, http-server, middleware, configuration-management, logging, developer-tools
- domain: backend, web-development, developer-tools, microservices, tutorials
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: starter-kit, boilerplate, domain-driven-design, web-service, production-grade, training-material, ardan-labs, go-best-practices, containers, kubernetes, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- ardanlabs/service (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:35.674568+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 2026-08-29T18:23:13.160092+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ardanlabs/service (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:35.674568+00:00, sha 992c469ee528)
  - homepage: https://www.ardanlabs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:14:42.752536+00:00, sha ff0bc3d1a7de)
  - site_page: https://www.ardanlabs.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:14:42.758992+00:00, sha 3dc660fee6bd)
  - site_page: https://www.ardanlabs.com/training (fetched 2026-08-29T09:14:42.755799+00:00, sha 4e29519b48e8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.