# apache/cloudstack

Apache CloudStack is an opensource Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform

Repository: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cloudstack
Homepage: https://cloudstack.apache.org/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, java, cloudstack, cloud, iaas, infrastructure, kvm, vsphere, xenserver, xcp-ng, kubernetes, libvirt, virtual-machine, virtualization, vmware, orchestration
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:26:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4874, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 20.0, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3031, forks 1369 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:38.909371+00:00)

## What it is
Apache CloudStack is an open-source Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform for deploying and managing large networks of virtual machines across public, private, and hybrid clouds. It provides compute orchestration, network-as-a-service, storage management, multi-tenancy, a web UI, CLI tools, and a full RESTful API with optional AWS EC2/S3 compatibility.

## Use cases
- deploy a private cloud on my own hardware
- manage virtual machines across kvm and vmware hosts
- build a public cloud offering like aws
- orchestrate compute, storage, and networking for a multi-tenant cloud
- provide self-service vm provisioning with a web ui
- run a hybrid cloud with ec2-compatible api
- manage kubernetes clusters alongside vms
- set up cloud infrastructure with dhcp nat firewall and vpn services

## When to choose
- you need a turnkey, full-featured IaaS platform for private or public clouds
- you want hypervisor-agnostic management across KVM, XenServer/XCP-ng, VMware, and Hyper-V
- you need multi-tenancy, account management, and resource accounting out of the box
- you want an open-source alternative to VMware vCloud or OpenStack with a simpler operational model

## When to avoid
- you only need container orchestration without VMs - use Kubernetes directly
- you want a lightweight single-node virtualization manager like Proxmox for a homelab
- you need a public-cloud-only tool for provisioning AWS/GCP/Azure resources - use Terraform or cloud CLIs instead
- your team cannot operate a complex Java-based management server with dedicated infrastructure

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: cloud, deployment, workflow-automation, networking, api-framework, self-hosted
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted, networking
- platform: jvm, python, self-hosted
- tags: iaas, cloud-orchestration, multi-hypervisor, kvm, vmware, xenserver, private-cloud, hybrid-cloud, ec2-compatible-api, multi-tenancy, virtualization, devops, linux, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- apache/cloudstack (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.909371+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 2026-08-30T07:29:48.532421+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.909371+00:00, sha 7b63ffdf77ba)
  - homepage: https://cloudstack.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:15.743715+00:00, sha 3a6300d86c08)
  - site_page: https://cloudstack.apache.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:15.752847+00:00, sha 550edcf2d74d)
  - site_page: https://cloudstack.apache.org/features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:15.754728+00:00, sha fce2b46eacf8)
  - site_page: https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:15.758412+00:00, sha 007630900312)
  - site_page: https://cloudstack.apache.org/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:15.756623+00:00, sha 35d35d0e280a)
  - site_page: https://cloudstack.apache.org/api (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:15.760266+00:00, sha 94dfd3e11ff7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.