# kubesphere/kubesphere

The container platform tailored for Kubernetes multi-cloud, datacenter, and edge management ⎈ 🖥 ☁️

Repository: https://github.com/kubesphere/kubesphere
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubesphere
Homepage: https://kubesphere.io
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: devops, cncf, cloud-native, servicemesh, kubesphere, kubernetes, observability, multi-cluster, hacktoberfest, ebpf, llm, agent-skills, ai, multi-tenancy, skills, skills-sh, skillsmp
Last push: 2026-07-15T01:14:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3057, "days_push": 50, "days_rel": 502, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17028, forks 2755 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:17.598879+00:00)

## What it is
KubeSphere is an open-source container platform built on Kubernetes that provides a web console for managing multi-cloud, datacenter, and edge clusters. It adds multi-tenancy, DevOps pipelines, observability, and an app store on top of vanilla Kubernetes clusters.

## Use cases
- manage multiple kubernetes clusters from one console
- give development teams a self-service kubernetes ui
- set up ci/cd pipelines on kubernetes
- monitor kubernetes workloads with built-in observability
- run a multi-tenant kubernetes platform for an enterprise
- manage kubernetes across cloud and edge environments

## When to choose
- you want a free, self-hosted alternative to managed Kubernetes dashboards like Rancher or OpenShift
- your teams need a developer-friendly web UI instead of raw kubectl
- you need multi-cluster, multi-tenancy, and DevOps features out of the box

## When to avoid
- you only need a lightweight single-cluster dashboard without platform features
- you prefer managing Kubernetes purely with kubectl and GitOps tooling
- you cannot run additional platform components on your clusters

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: container-orchestration, monitoring, ci-cd, web-framework, self-hosted, developer-tools, microservices, deployment
- domain: cloud-computing, self-hosted, microservices, monitoring
- platform: cloud, self-hosted, go
- tags: kubernetes-management, multi-cluster, multi-tenancy, web-console, service-mesh, observability, edge-computing, hybrid-cloud, cncf, containers, devops, kubernetes, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- kubesphere/kubesphere (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.598879+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 2026-08-29T17:03:40.105334+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubesphere/kubesphere (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.598879+00:00, sha 4468d8d8f2a9)
  - homepage: https://kubesphere.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:39.549755+00:00, sha be759ba361ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.