kontena/kontena resource
The developer friendly container and micro services platform. Works on any cloud, easy to setup, simple to use. 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4182
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2752
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1455 stars · 122 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Kontena Classic is a developer-friendly open-source platform for orchestrating Docker containerized applications across any cloud or on-premises infrastructure, with built-in load balancing, overlay networking, private registry, and secrets management. The project is deprecated and no longer maintained; its successor is Kontena Pharos, a certified Kubernetes distribution.
Use cases
- orchestrate docker containers across multiple hosts and availability zones
- deploy containerized apps with a heroku-like workflow without an ops team
- run a private docker image registry with built-in secrets storage
- get zero-downtime load balancing for microservices on any cloud
- set up a simple container platform without kubernetes complexity
When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy deployment already built on Kontena Classic
- you need a historical reference for pre-kubernetes container orchestration design
When to avoid
- you are starting a new container orchestration project - use Kubernetes or its managed distributions instead
- you need security updates or community support - the project is deprecated since 2019 and the company pivoted to Suptask
- you want long-term vendor commitment or an active roadmap
Facets
infra-config · maturity abandoned
container-orchestration deployment secrets-management microservices container-runtime microservices cloud-computing self-hosted go ruby self-hosted cloud docker-orchestration deprecated kubernetes-alternative heroku-like-deployment coreos weave-net load-balancing containers devops linux docker
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/kontena/kontena · fetched 2026-08-28 · b247f3f8c881
- homepage: https://www.kontena.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 59aefbb3fabb
- site_page: https://www.suptask.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5eaf731cac95
- site_page: https://www.suptask.com/features-and-how-it-works · fetched 2026-08-29 · 429779797eb1
- site_page: https://www.suptask.com/integrations · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7d23196cd276
- site_page: https://www.suptask.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · ad864d104770
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kontena/kontena | main | 23 |
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