# badtuxx/girus-cli

Repository: https://github.com/badtuxx/girus-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/girus-cli
Language: Go
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-02-02T13:26:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 55/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 53, longevity 37
- inputs: {"age_days": 528, "days_push": 212, "days_rel": 235, "gap_med": 37.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2745, forks 275 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:16.764655+00:00)

## What it is
GIRUS is an open-source CLI-driven platform for running interactive, hands-on learning labs for DevOps technologies like Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. It runs locally on the user's machine using Docker and a lightweight Kubernetes cluster, providing isolated lab environments with guided tasks and automatic progress validation.

## Use cases
- practice kubernetes locally in isolated labs
- run hands-on docker and terraform tutorials on my machine
- create custom interactive labs for my team's devops training
- learn linux and platform engineering without cloud infrastructure
- set up guided lab environments with automatic task validation
- install and manage lab repositories like helm charts

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source alternative to SaaS lab platforms like Katacoda or Instruqt
- you need labs that run entirely locally without cloud infrastructure
- you want to author and share custom lab templates via repositories

## When to avoid
- you need fully managed, browser-based labs with no local setup
- you don't have Docker installed or lack resources to run a local Kubernetes cluster
- you need multi-user classroom management features

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, container-orchestration, self-hosted
- domain: developer-tools, education, cloud-computing
- platform: windows, cli, go
- tags: interactive-labs, hands-on-learning, devops-training, kubernetes-labs, local-lab-environment, linuxtips, education, devops, containers, linux, macos, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- badtuxx/girus-cli (main) score 55

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.764655+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 2026-08-30T08:19:04.107562+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/badtuxx/girus-cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.764655+00:00, sha e5613239c7fe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.