# GoogleCloudPlatform/buildpacks

Builders and buildpacks designed to run on Google Cloud's container platforms

Repository: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/buildpacks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/buildpacks
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: buildpacks, buildpacksv3, golang, python, nodejs, java, oci-image, container-image
Last push: 2026-09-02T23:36:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2326, "days_push": 0, "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 1162, forks 218 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:06.034469+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of Cloud Native Buildpacks-compatible builders and buildpacks from Google Cloud that turn application source code into OCI container images without a Dockerfile. They power builds for Cloud Run, GKE, App Engine, and Cloud Functions.

## Use cases
- build container images from source without a dockerfile
- deploy an app to cloud run using buildpacks
- build a function for cloud functions
- create oci images for gke workloads
- use pack cli with google builder images
- build java nodejs python go ruby php apps into containers

## When to choose
- you deploy to Google Cloud serverless platforms like Cloud Run, App Engine, or Cloud Functions
- you want Dockerfile-free, reproducible container builds following the Buildpacks v3 spec
- you use tools like pack, kpack, skaffold, or Tekton for image builds

## When to avoid
- you need fully custom container images or multi-stage Dockerfile control
- you deploy outside Google Cloud and prefer community buildpacks (paketo)
- your runtime language is not among the supported ones

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, container-runtime, deployment
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: cloud, go, python, jvm, ruby, php
- tags: buildpacks, oci-image, container-image, google-cloud, cloud-native-buildpacks, app-engine, cloud-run, cloud-functions, devops, containers, docker, kubernetes, nodejs

## Member repositories
- GoogleCloudPlatform/buildpacks (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:06.034469+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 2026-08-30T06:31:36.610702+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/buildpacks (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:06.034469+00:00, sha 503c6d15329e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.