# drogonframework/drogon

Drogon: A C++14/17/20 based HTTP web application framework running on Linux/macOS/Unix/Windows

Repository: https://github.com/drogonframework/drogon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/drogon
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: linux, http-framework, http-server, http, drogon, non-blocking-io, asynchronous-programming
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:01:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3050, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 119, "gap_med": 82.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14217, forks 1374 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:06.464313+00:00)

## What it is
Drogon is a C++14/17/20-based HTTP web application framework for building high-performance web application servers. It uses non-blocking I/O with epoll/kqueue for high concurrency and supports HTTP, WebSocket, JSON/RESTful APIs, server-side rendering, and asynchronous database access.

## Use cases
- build a high-performance REST API server in C++
- serve web pages with server-side rendering from C++
- handle high-concurrency HTTP traffic with non-blocking I/O
- build a WebSocket server or client in C++
- create a full-stack web application backend in C++
- serve and upload files over HTTP
- write an HTTP client application in C++

## When to choose
- you need maximum HTTP throughput in C++ (top-tier TechEmpower benchmarks)
- you want an all-in-one framework with routing, ORM, sessions, templates, and WebSockets
- you target Linux, macOS, BSD, or Windows with a single codebase
- you prefer asynchronous, non-blocking I/O programming models

## When to avoid
- your team is not comfortable with C++ or manual memory/performance concerns
- you need a huge ecosystem of middleware and libraries like Node.js or Python frameworks offer
- you want rapid prototyping with dynamic languages
- you need a simple static site or lightweight scripting use case

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, http-client, websocket, routing, templating, orm, middleware, caching
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: high-performance, non-blocking-io, asynchronous, restful-api, https, c-plus-plus, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- drogonframework/drogon (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:06.464313+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 2026-08-29T17:12:43.468059+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/drogonframework/drogon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:06.464313+00:00, sha 1423dede79b5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.