# kubermatic/kubeone

Kubermatic KubeOne automate cluster operations on all your cloud, on-prem, edge, and IoT environments.

Repository: https://github.com/kubermatic/kubeone
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubeone
Homepage: https://kubeone.io
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, cluster-api
Last push: 2026-08-26T07:04:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2860, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 36}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1525, forks 251 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:58.412465+00:00)

## What it is
KubeOne is an open-source CLI tool by Kubermatic that automates the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters—provisioning, upgrading, repairing, and unprovisioning—across cloud, on-prem, bare-metal, edge, and IoT environments. It is Kubernetes Conformance Certified, supports HA and single-master clusters, and integrates with Terraform, Cluster-API, and the Kubermatic machine-controller.

## Use cases
- install a highly available kubernetes cluster on aws or vsphere
- upgrade and repair kubernetes clusters from the command line
- deploy kubernetes on bare metal or on-prem datacenter
- run kubernetes clusters on edge or iot devices
- provision clusters declaratively from yaml manifests with terraform integration
- manage worker nodes with cluster-api

## When to choose
- you need a conformance-certified kubernetes installer for cloud, on-prem, or edge infrastructure
- you want declarative, CLI-driven full cluster lifecycle management without a management UI
- you already use Terraform and want tight integration for infrastructure provisioning

## When to avoid
- you need a centralized UI to manage hundreds of clusters at scale (consider Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform)
- you want a fully managed cloud kubernetes service (EKS, GKE, AKS)
- you only need local development clusters (tools like kind or minikube are simpler)

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, infrastructure-as-code, container-orchestration, configuration-management, cli
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted, iot
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, cluster-lifecycle, kubernetes-installer, terraform-integration, cluster-api, high-availability, edge-computing, on-premises, containers, devops, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- kubermatic/kubeone (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.412465+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 2026-08-30T04:31:39.929663+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubermatic/kubeone (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.412465+00:00, sha d1f07b5da0b1)
  - homepage: https://kubeone.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.397419+00:00, sha 90b70f1a0e5e)
  - site_page: https://docs.kubermatic.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.406876+00:00, sha e376606592ba)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/company/about-kubermatic (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.410465+00:00, sha 81073c8b05a9)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/products/kubermatic-kubernetes-platform/features (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.412467+00:00, sha d37fe1556e9e)
  - site_page: https://docs.kubermatic.com/kubeone/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.416116+00:00, sha 060fa8a40848)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/topics (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.408681+00:00, sha c28c0e4fea5d)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/products/kubermatic-kubernetes-platform/why-kubermatic (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.414282+00:00, sha 07902d3fd8f9)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/products/kubermatic-kubeone/edge (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.417680+00:00, sha ac0c0fda9c34)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/products/kubermatic-kubeone/onprem (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:38.420181+00:00, sha 194086c96f7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.