# buildpacks-community/kpack

Kubernetes Native Container Build Service

Repository: https://github.com/buildpacks-community/kpack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kpack
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacktoberfest, cloud-native, kubernetes, buildpacks
Last push: 2026-08-17T18:21:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 81, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2674, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 49, "gap_med": 89, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1081, forks 178 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:30.654306+00:00)

## What it is
kpack is a Kubernetes-native container build service that implements Cloud Native Buildpacks to build OCI images from source code. It provides declarative Kubernetes resources for builders, images, and builds, with automatic rebuilds on source or builder updates.

## Use cases
- build container images on kubernetes from source code
- automatically rebuild docker images when source changes
- set up cloud native buildpacks builds declaratively
- replace dockerfile builds with buildpacks in a kubernetes cluster
- keep images up to date with builder stack and buildpack updates
- source-to-image builds for a platform team

## When to choose
- you run Kubernetes and want reproducible, unprivileged image builds without Dockerfiles
- you need automatic image rebuilds on source or base-image changes
- you want a declarative, CRD-driven build service integrated with k8s primitives

## When to avoid
- you are not using Kubernetes and just need a local buildpack CLI (use pack instead)
- you need full control over image build steps that buildpacks cannot express
- you build non-OCI artifacts or need non-buildpack build systems

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, container-runtime, build-tool, ci-cd
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: cloud, go, self-hosted
- tags: cloud-native-buildpacks, oci-images, kubernetes-operator, container-build-service, source-to-image, containers, devops, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- buildpacks-community/kpack (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:30.654306+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 2026-08-30T06:51:20.765915+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/buildpacks-community/kpack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:30.654306+00:00, sha 42b716d1b0bc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.