# Kitura/Kitura

A Swift web framework and HTTP server.

Repository: https://github.com/Kitura/Kitura
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kitura
Homepage: http://www.kitura.dev
Language: Swift
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kitura, swift, web, server, server-side-swift, routing, ssl
Last push: 2026-05-19T07:37:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3859, "days_push": 106, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7578, forks 498 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:01.741927+00:00)

## What it is
Kitura is a Swift web framework and HTTP server for building web services and REST APIs. It provides URL routing, Codable routing, pluggable middleware, SSL/TLS, and static file serving, with Swift-NIO as the default network engine.

## Use cases
- build a REST API in Swift
- serve a website with server-side Swift
- create a backend for an iOS or macOS app
- add SSL/TLS to a Swift web server
- serve static files from Swift
- build a WebSocket backend in Swift

## When to choose
- you want to write server-side web services in Swift
- you need a fast, lightweight HTTP server for macOS or Linux
- you want Codable-based routing for JSON APIs
- you prefer a mature framework with tutorials and documentation

## When to avoid
- you need a framework with a large, rapidly growing ecosystem
- you require cutting-edge async/await-first APIs
- your team primarily works in another language

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, http-server, routing, middleware, templating
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: -
- tags: server-side-swift, rest-api, ssl-tls, codable-routing, fastcgi, static-file-serving, macos, linux, swift

## Member repositories
- Kitura/Kitura (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:01.741927+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 2026-08-29T17:36:54.900154+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Kitura/Kitura (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:01.741927+00:00, sha c3602f9a6025)
  - homepage: http://www.kitura.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:17.377770+00:00, sha ff156ad40ce4)
  - site_page: https://www.kitura.dev/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:17.381408+00:00, sha ef3413ecff32)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.