# alibaba/beidou

:milky_way: Isomorphic framework for server-rendered React apps

Repository: https://github.com/alibaba/beidou
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/beidou
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: isomorphic, server-rendered, react-server-render, css-module, react-performance, universal, ssr, node-framework, enterprise-framework, es6, auto-router, egg-framework, server-side-rendering
Last push: 2023-03-06T16:23:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3369, "days_push": 1276, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2731, forks 260 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:16.111239+00:00)

## What it is
Beidou is an isomorphic (universal) JavaScript framework from Alibaba for building server-rendered React applications on Node.js. It builds on the Egg framework and provides auto routing, webpack integration, TypeScript support, and streaming SSR out of the box.

## Use cases
- build a server-rendered React app
- improve SEO for a React application
- speed up first paint compared to client-side rendering
- set up a React app with auto routing and zero config
- use TypeScript in a server-rendered React project
- render React components to a Node stream

## When to choose
- you want an opinionated, batteries-included SSR framework for React on Node.js
- SEO and fast first render are priorities
- you like the Egg.js ecosystem and want React view rendering on top of it

## When to avoid
- you use Next.js or another actively developed SSR framework
- you need a purely client-side SPA
- you need long-term active maintenance - the project sees infrequent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, ssr, templating, routing, cli
- domain: web-development, frontend, backend
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, isomorphic, server-side-rendering, egg-framework, webpack, typescript, css-modules, seo, nodejs

## Member repositories
- alibaba/beidou (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.111239+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 2026-08-30T02:14:39.299168+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alibaba/beidou (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.111239+00:00, sha 50f117941628)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/beidou (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:56.430079+00:00, sha 1172acd99f18)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.