hipache/hipache
Hipache: a distributed HTTP and websocket proxy observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5185
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2189
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2306 stars · 238 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Hipache is a distributed HTTP and WebSocket reverse proxy built on Node.js, originally developed at dotCloud to route high volumes of traffic across many dynamic virtual hosts. It is officially deprecated due to upstream inactivity, with recommended alternatives including Traefik, Vulcand, nginx, and HAProxy.
Use cases
- proxy http and websocket traffic to many virtual hosts
- dynamic load balancing where backends change frequently
- routing layer for a multi-tenant paas
- reverse proxy with redis-backed backend configuration
- distribute traffic across containers added and removed per second
When to choose
- you maintain a legacy dotCloud-era deployment already using Hipache
- you need a node.js-based proxy and accept an unmaintained dependency
When to avoid
- starting any new project - it is officially deprecated
- you need security patches or active support
- consider traefik, nginx, or haproxy instead
Facets
service · maturity abandoned
proxy http-server websocket routing load-testing networking web-development backend infrastructure-as-code http-proxy websocket-proxy reverse-proxy deprecated paas load-balancing multi-tenant nodejs linux web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/hipache/hipache · fetched 2026-08-28 · e25aecd08a83
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| hipache/hipache | main | 32 |
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