# deis/workflow

The open source PaaS for Kubernetes.

Repository: https://github.com/deis/workflow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/deis-workflow
Homepage: https://deis.com/workflow/
Language: CSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, helm, mkdocs, paas, k8s, deis-workflow, unsupported
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-03-30T23:03:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3844, "days_push": 2347, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1305, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.689454+00:00)

## What it is
Deis Workflow is an open source Platform as a Service (PaaS) that adds a Heroku-like developer experience on top of any Kubernetes cluster, enabling easy git-push deployment and management of applications. This repository hosts the documentation and aggregates links to its component services (controller, builder, router, registry, etc.).

## Use cases
- deploy apps to kubernetes with a heroku-style git push workflow
- self-host a paas on my own kubernetes cluster
- give developers a simple cli to deploy and manage apps on k8s
- run buildpack-based and docker-based apps on kubernetes
- manage application logs and routing on a kubernetes paas

## When to choose
- you are studying historical paas architectures on kubernetes
- you maintain a legacy deployment already built on Deis Workflow

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained kubernetes paas - use the Hephy fork instead
- you are starting a new project needing support or security patches
- you need a modern deployment tool - consider alternatives like Dokku, CapRover, or Kubernetes-native tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: deployment, container-orchestration, developer-tools, self-hosted
- domain: cloud-computing, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, cli
- tags: paas, kubernetes, heroku-style, deis, discontinued, helm, platform-as-a-service, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- deis/workflow (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.689454+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 2026-08-30T04:51:01.841269+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/deis/workflow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.689454+00:00, sha 382c963cdbc8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.