bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket resource
An operating system designed for hosting containers observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 13.5
- age_days: 2709
- days_rel: 35
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 47
Adoption not part of the score
9664 stars · 586 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Bottlerocket is a free, open-source Linux-based operating system purpose-built for hosting containers on worker nodes in orchestrated clusters like Kubernetes and ECS. It is minimal, security-focused, and offers API-driven configuration with reliable partition-flip-based updates.
Use cases
- run a minimal OS for Kubernetes worker nodes
- host containers on AWS EKS or ECS with a hardened base OS
- deploy container hosts on VMware or bare metal
- get reliable atomic OS updates for container nodes
- reduce security and operational overhead of general-purpose Linux on container clusters
When to choose
- you need a minimal, security-hardened OS dedicated to running containers
- you want API-managed configuration that survives updates automatically
- you run orchestrated clusters on AWS, VMware, or bare metal and want reliable partition-flip updates
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose Linux distro with full package ecosystem and interactive tooling
- you run containers without an orchestrator or need heavy customization of the host OS
- you need to run non-container workloads directly on the host
Facets
infra-config · maturity active
container-runtime container-orchestration security deployment configuration-management operating-systems cloud-computing self-hosted cloud self-hosted container-os minimal-linux immutable-os api-driven-configuration partition-flip-updates aws eks ecs vmware bare-metal containers devops linux docker kubernetes
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket · fetched 2026-08-28 · 07d62e090bd0
- homepage: https://bottlerocket.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · 137f4b68acce
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/bottlerocket · fetched 2026-08-29 · c30a469b2889
- site_page: https://bottlerocket.dev/en/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · c5c5077dfc0b
- site_page: https://bottlerocket.dev/en · fetched 2026-08-29 · 54d14c751541
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket | main | 98 |
For agents
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