# hipache/hipache

Hipache: a distributed HTTP and websocket proxy

Repository: https://github.com/hipache/hipache
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hipache
Homepage: http://blog.dotcloud.com/announcing-hipache-dotclouds-open-source-webs
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-09-04T22:50:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5185, "days_push": 2189, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2306, forks 238 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:35.778943+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: proxy, http-server, websocket, routing, load-testing
- domain: networking, web-development, backend, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: -
- tags: http-proxy, websocket-proxy, reverse-proxy, deprecated, paas, load-balancing, multi-tenant, nodejs, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- hipache/hipache (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.778943+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 2026-08-30T02:39:41.021906+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hipache/hipache (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.778943+00:00, sha e25aecd08a83)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.