# kubernetes/kubeadm

Aggregator for issues filed against kubeadm

Repository: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubeadm
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, installer, getting-started, building-block, conformant, best-practice
Last push: 2026-08-09T10:42:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3571, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3997, forks 738 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:31.931358+00:00)

## What it is
Kubeadm is a CLI tool that provides best-practice fast paths for creating Kubernetes clusters, bootstrapping control-plane and worker nodes with a minimum viable, secure setup. This repository aggregates issues filed against the kubeadm component, whose source lives in the main Kubernetes repo.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a Kubernetes control-plane node with kubeadm init
- join worker or additional control-plane nodes to a cluster
- upgrade a Kubernetes cluster to a newer version
- reset a host to undo kubeadm init or join changes
- set up a conformant Kubernetes cluster from scratch
- file and track bugs against the kubeadm component

## When to choose
- you want to create a production-grade Kubernetes cluster manually or as a building block for higher-level tools
- you need a CNCF-conformant cluster bootstrap with best-practice defaults
- you want fine-grained control over control-plane setup without a full managed installer

## When to avoid
- you want a fully managed Kubernetes service or batteries-included installer with CNI, monitoring, and apps preconfigured
- you need multi-cloud cluster lifecycle management beyond node bootstrapping
- you are looking for user support rather than filing bugs or feature requests

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: deployment, container-orchestration, cli, configuration-management
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, cluster-bootstrap, installer, control-plane, cluster-lifecycle, containers, devops, linux

## Member repositories
- kubernetes/kubeadm (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:31.931358+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 2026-08-29T18:24:10.377184+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:31.931358+00:00, sha 78a16b23a9a7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.