# cloudposse/geodesic

🚀 Geodesic is a DevOps Linux Toolbox in Docker

Repository: https://github.com/cloudposse/geodesic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/geodesic
Homepage: https://cloudposse.com/accelerate
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kops, kubernetes, k8s, kubectl, helm, terraform, alpine, docker, dockerfile, aws, ec2, containers, infrastructure-as-code, infrastructure-management, shell, elasticbeanstalk, kubernetes-cluster, helmfile, toolbox, devops
Last push: 2026-08-13T17:29:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3558, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 163, "gap_med": 34.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1052, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:23.403815+00:00)

## What it is
Geodesic is a Docker-based Linux toolbox container preloaded with a DevOps toolchain (kubectl, helm, terraform, aws cli, etc.) to give teams a consistent working environment. It is designed to be extended via a custom Dockerfile and shared so all developers use identical tool versions without installing software on their workstations.

## Use cases
- set up a consistent devops toolchain in docker
- avoid works-on-my-machine issues across a team
- onboard new developers without workstation setup
- run terraform and kubectl from a containerized shell
- build a custom team toolbox image based on a base container
- manage aws and kubernetes infrastructure from one environment

## When to choose
- your team needs uniform tool versions across mac, linux, and windows via WSL
- you want to avoid installing devops tools directly on workstations
- you are standardizing infrastructure workflows around terraform, kubernetes, and aws

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight single-purpose CLI rather than a full shell environment
- your workflow does not involve docker or containers
- you prefer native OS package managers for tool installation

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, container-runtime, infrastructure-as-code, cli, configuration-management
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: devops-toolbox, docker-container, terraform, kubernetes, helm, aws, shell-environment, team-onboarding, environment-consistency, devops, containers, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- cloudposse/geodesic (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:23.403815+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 2026-08-30T06:59:42.642994+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cloudposse/geodesic (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:23.403815+00:00, sha f2a549b0e6e9)
  - homepage: https://cloudposse.com/accelerate (fetched 2026-08-29T13:01:00.913337+00:00, sha 9ae044394fff)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.