# ksonnet/ksonnet

A CLI-supported framework that streamlines writing and deployment of Kubernetes configurations to multiple clusters.

Repository: https://github.com/ksonnet/ksonnet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ksonnet
Homepage: https://ksonnet.io/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-02-21T02:05:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3243, "days_push": 2751, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1157, forks 171 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:48.266672+00:00)

## What it is
ksonnet is a CLI-supported framework for writing, sharing, and deploying Kubernetes application manifests, using Jsonnet to generate and customize configurations. It lets teams manage app configuration across multiple environments with reusable manifest libraries and version-controllable files.

## Use cases
- generate kubernetes manifests from templates
- deploy kubernetes apps to multiple clusters
- diff kubernetes configs across environments
- reuse shared kubernetes manifest libraries
- manage kubernetes app configuration in version control
- scaffold a kubernetes application from the command line

## When to choose
- you are already invested in the ksonnet/net ecosystem and maintaining a legacy setup

## When to avoid
- starting a new kubernetes configuration project (project is archived and unmaintained)
- you want active community support or updates
- you prefer modern alternatives like kustomize or helm

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: infrastructure-as-code, deployment, cli, configuration-management
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: cli, windows, go
- tags: kubernetes, ksonnet, net, app-manifests, archived, devops, containers, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- ksonnet/ksonnet (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:48.266672+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 2026-08-30T06:32:02.949304+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ksonnet/ksonnet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:48.266672+00:00, sha b0b2a99ce28c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.