# kubeedge/kubeedge

Kubernetes Native Edge Computing Framework (project under CNCF)

Repository: https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubeedge
Homepage: https://kubeedge.io
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, edge-computing, golang, mosquitto, mqtt, device-management, cloud-native, container, cncf, docker, iot
Last push: 2026-08-26T08:27:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 93, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2896, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 49, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7558, forks 1998 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:01.640084+00:00)

## What it is
KubeEdge is a CNCF-graduated open-source framework built on Kubernetes that extends containerized application orchestration and device management to edge hosts. It consists of cloud and edge components providing networking, application deployment, metadata synchronization, and MQTT-based device access between cloud and edge.

## Use cases
- manage edge devices and applications from a Kubernetes cluster
- run containerized workloads on resource-constrained edge nodes
- keep edge applications running autonomously when the cloud connection is offline
- connect IoT devices to edge nodes over MQTT
- process data locally at the edge to reduce latency and bandwidth costs
- deploy machine learning and image recognition apps to edge locations
- synchronize metadata and status between cloud and edge over unstable networks

## When to choose
- you need Kubernetes-native orchestration extended to edge or remote sites
- you manage fleets of edge nodes with intermittent cloud connectivity
- you need CRD-based IoT device management with MQTT support
- you want a lightweight agent for resource-constrained edge hardware
- you want a mature, CNCF-graduated project with active releases

## When to avoid
- you only need a plain cloud Kubernetes cluster with no edge nodes
- your edge devices cannot run containers or a Kubernetes-compatible agent
- you need a fully managed edge platform rather than self-operated infrastructure
- your workloads are tiny single-board deployments where even a lightweight agent is too heavy

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: container-orchestration, iot, networking, deployment, microservices
- domain: iot, cloud-computing, embedded-systems
- platform: go, cloud, self-hosted
- tags: edge-computing, kubernetes, mqtt, cloud-edge, device-management, cncf, edge-nodes, offline-autonomy, containers, devops, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- kubeedge/kubeedge (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:01.640084+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 2026-08-29T17:37:22.734803+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:01.640084+00:00, sha 101c5da529ce)
  - homepage: https://kubeedge.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:36.329239+00:00, sha 749eb3f4c10d)
  - site_page: https://kubeedge.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:36.338292+00:00, sha ad0c4cfa86ab)
  - site_page: https://release-1-22.docs.kubeedge.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:36.340059+00:00, sha b8416a27f359)
  - site_page: https://release-1-21.docs.kubeedge.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:36.341762+00:00, sha f370364fb2cd)
  - site_page: https://release-1-20.docs.kubeedge.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:36.343283+00:00, sha 836e0a7f3a97)
  - site_page: https://release-1-19.docs.kubeedge.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:36.344910+00:00, sha 1808d1bb38f2)
  - site_page: https://kubeedge.io/docs/community/slack (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:36.346509+00:00, sha c00bafcc3f84)
  - site_page: https://kubeedge.io/en/docs/community/supporters (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:36.347986+00:00, sha f1c026f5d464)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.