# buildbot/buildbot

Python-based continuous integration testing framework; your pull requests are more than welcome!

Repository: https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/buildbot
Homepage: https://www.buildbot.net
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: continuous-integration, ci, python, ci-framework
Last push: 2026-08-18T15:14:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5902, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 478, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5470, forks 1672 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:19.620273+00:00)

## What it is
Buildbot is an open-source Python framework for automating software build, test, and release processes, including continuous integration and continuous deployment. It uses a master/worker architecture with a Python-based configuration script, supporting distributed parallel builds across multiple platforms.

## Use cases
- set up continuous integration for my repository
- run build and test jobs across multiple operating systems
- automate software release and deployment pipelines
- schedule distributed build jobs with a self-hosted CI server
- customize a CI pipeline using Python configuration
- monitor version-control repositories and trigger builds on changes

## When to choose
- you need a highly customizable, Python-configurable CI framework
- you must run builds across many platforms with distributed workers
- you want a self-hosted system that can automate builds, tests, and releases end to end
- your workflow is complex and off-the-shelf CI tools are too rigid

## When to avoid
- you want a zero-configuration hosted CI service
- your team prefers YAML-based pipeline definitions over Python code
- you need a lightweight CI for a small project with simple needs
- you are unwilling to maintain a master/worker infrastructure

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: ci-cd, workflow-automation, scheduling, developer-tools, testing
- domain: developer-tools, testing
- platform: python, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: continuous-integration, continuous-deployment, build-automation, twisted, distributed-builds, release-management, job-scheduling, devops, automation, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- buildbot/buildbot (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:19.620273+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 2026-08-29T17:56:44.167586+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:19.620273+00:00, sha 046e67155ddb)
  - homepage: https://www.buildbot.net (fetched 2026-08-29T08:51:52.165666+00:00, sha 4a52ceb58908)
  - site_page: https://www.buildbot.net/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:51:52.175758+00:00, sha c7f5894a3568)
  - site_page: https://docs.buildbot.net/current/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:51:52.178137+00:00, sha e3d95059f339)
  - site_page: https://docs.buildbot.net/current/manual/installation/installation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:51:52.180212+00:00, sha 36122066f3c3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.