cloudnativelabs/kube-router
Kube-router, a turnkey solution for Kubernetes networking. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- 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: 25.5
- age_days: 3425
- days_rel: 16
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
2497 stars · 496 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Kube-router is a turnkey Kubernetes networking solution that combines pod networking (CNI), an IPVS/LVS-based service proxy, NetworkPolicy enforcement, and BGP-based load balancer IP advertisement in a single DaemonSet/binary. It is built on the standard Linux networking stack with no overlays or SDN, aiming for operational simplicity and high performance.
Use cases
- replace kube-proxy and CNI plugin with a single component in a Kubernetes cluster
- enforce Kubernetes NetworkPolicy with ipsets and iptables
- advertise Kubernetes service VIPs to BGP peers for on-prem load balancing
- set up direct-routing pod networking across cluster nodes with BGP
- run a lean high-performance Kubernetes network setup without overlay networks
- deploy IPv6 or dual-stack Kubernetes networking
- use DSR and IPVS scheduling algorithms for service load balancing
When to choose
- you want an all-in-one Kubernetes networking alternative to kube-proxy plus a CNI plugin
- you run on-prem or bare-metal clusters and can use BGP for routing
- you value performance and a lean, standard Linux networking stack
- you need built-in NetworkPolicy enforcement and BGP service advertisement
When to avoid
- you need a CNI with rich overlay or SDN features on clouds like Azure without extra tunnel configuration
- you rely on a managed Kubernetes provider's networking stack
- you need Windows nodes or non-Linux support
- you prefer widely adopted CNIs like Calico or Cilium with larger ecosystems
Facets
application · maturity active
networking routing load-testing security monitoring networking cloud-computing infrastructure-as-code microservices go self-hosted kubernetes cni kube-proxy ipvs bgp network-policy service-proxy load-balancer daemonset gobgp containers linux docker
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router · fetched 2026-08-28 · a611e240e310
- homepage: https://kube-router.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1909050159ef
- site_page: https://www.kube-router.io/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 40c23dd23337
- site_page: https://www.kube-router.io/docs/user-guide · fetched 2026-08-29 · 100249067da7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cloudnativelabs/kube-router | main | 99 |
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