idevz/vanilla
An OpenResty Lua MVC Web Framework observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4039
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2793
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1038 stars · 215 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Vanilla is an MVC web framework written in Lua that runs on OpenResty (Nginx + LuaJIT). It provides bootstrap tooling, routing, controllers, models, views, and a plugin system for building web applications on top of Nginx.
Use cases
- build a web application on OpenResty with MVC structure
- create a Lua-based REST API served by Nginx
- scaffold a new OpenResty project with routing and views
- run multiple Lua web apps on one Nginx server
- organize OpenResty code with controllers and models instead of raw Lua handlers
When to choose
- you are already committed to OpenResty/LuaJIT as your web stack
- you want MVC conventions and scaffolding for Nginx-embedded Lua apps
- you need multi-app or multi-framework-version deployment on Nginx
When to avoid
- your project is not based on OpenResty or Nginx
- you want a mainstream framework with a large active ecosystem
- you need frequent updates or long-term vendor support, since releases have stalled
Facets
framework · maturity maintenance
web-framework routing templating middleware web-development backend lua openresty mvc luajit nginx-lua nginx linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/idevz/vanilla · fetched 2026-08-28 · ac7412a80615
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| idevz/vanilla | main | 23 |
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