# vmware-archive/kubeless

Kubernetes Native Serverless Framework

Repository: https://github.com/vmware-archive/kubeless
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubeless
Homepage: https://kubeless.io
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, serverless, golang, serverless-architectures, function-as-a-service, kubeless, faas
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-12-15T09:33:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3577, "days_push": 1722, "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 6834, forks 736 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:48.918084+00:00)

## What it is
Kubeless is a Kubernetes-native serverless framework that lets you deploy functions as custom Kubernetes resources, with an in-cluster controller launching runtimes on demand and exposing them over HTTP or PubSub. It supports multiple runtimes including Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby, PHP, .NET, and Ballerina, leveraging Kubernetes for auto-scaling, API routing, and monitoring.

## Use cases
- deploy serverless functions on my own kubernetes cluster
- run function-as-a-service without vendor lock-in
- trigger functions from pubsub events on kubernetes
- expose small bits of code as http endpoints in k8s
- auto-scale functions using kubernetes resources
- self-hosted alternative to aws lambda

## When to choose
- you want a purely open-source, non-commercial FaaS on Kubernetes
- you prefer functions managed as Kubernetes custom resources
- you need multiple language runtimes with custom runtime support

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained project - Kubeless is no longer maintained by VMware
- you need support for Kubernetes versions beyond 1.15
- you want a commercially backed serverless platform

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: serverless, deployment, http-server, message-queue, monitoring
- domain: cloud-computing, microservices, backend
- platform: go, self-hosted, cloud
- tags: faas, kubernetes-native, serverless-framework, custom-resource-definitions, function-as-a-service, not-maintained, devops, containers, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- vmware-archive/kubeless (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.918084+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 2026-08-29T17:41:53.034118+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vmware-archive/kubeless (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.918084+00:00, sha 6c3f5add8cd0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.