# vmware-tanzu/kubeapps

A web-based UI for deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes clusters

Repository: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/kubeapps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubeapps
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: carvel, deployment, flux, helm, kubernetes
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-01-13T17:40:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 62, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3240, "days_push": 232, "days_rel": 617, "gap_med": 53, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5110, forks 716 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:09.901762+00:00)

## What it is
Kubeapps is an in-cluster web-based UI for deploying, managing, and upgrading applications on Kubernetes clusters, supporting Helm charts, Flux, Carvel packages, and Operators. The original project was deprecated and archived in August 2025, with development continuing in the SAP fork.

## Use cases
- deploy helm charts from a web ui on kubernetes
- browse and install applications from a private chart repository
- upgrade and delete kubernetes applications without kubectl
- give teams a self-service kubernetes app catalog with rbac
- deploy kubernetes operators through a graphical interface
- manage carvel or flux packages in cluster

## When to choose
- you want a browser-based catalog UI for Helm, Flux, or Carvel packages on Kubernetes
- you need OAuth2/OIDC or Pinniped authentication with Kubernetes RBAC-backed authorization
- you are okay using the actively maintained SAP fork instead of the archived original

## When to avoid
- you need ongoing support or new features from the original vmware-tanzu repository, which is archived and deprecated
- you prefer managing deployments purely with kubectl, GitOps, or CLI tooling
- you require Helm 2 support, which is not available in Kubeapps 2.0+

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: deployment, web-framework, auth, authorization
- domain: self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, go
- tags: helm-dashboard, kubernetes-ui, package-deployment, deprecated, carvel, flux, containers, devops, kubernetes, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- vmware-tanzu/kubeapps (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.901762+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 2026-08-29T18:02:09.436574+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/kubeapps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.901762+00:00, sha 05ed3ff4d549)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.