# kubernetes-sigs/kubespray

Deploy a Production Ready Kubernetes Cluster

Repository: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubespray
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubespray
Language: Jinja
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes-cluster, ansible, kubernetes, high-availability, bare-metal, gce, aws, kubespray, k8s-sig-cluster-lifecycle, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-21T10:07:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 69, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3987, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 130, "gap_med": 49, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 18704, forks 6915 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:27.032451+00:00)

## What it is
Kubespray is an Ansible-based toolkit for deploying production-ready, highly available Kubernetes clusters on cloud providers, virtualization platforms, or bare metal. It is a Kubernetes SIG project offering composable configuration, support for popular Linux distributions, and CI-tested playbooks.

## Use cases
- deploy a production kubernetes cluster on bare metal
- install kubernetes on aws gce azure or openstack
- set up a highly available k8s cluster with ansible
- provision kubernetes cluster on premise
- automate kubernetes cluster lifecycle with ansible playbooks
- deploy k8s on vsphere or equinix metal

## When to choose
- you want full control over Kubernetes cluster configuration on your own infrastructure
- you need highly available clusters across cloud or bare-metal environments
- you already use Ansible and want Kubernetes deployment integrated into it

## When to avoid
- you want a fully managed Kubernetes service without operating nodes yourself
- you need a single-node local development cluster where minikube or kind is simpler
- you prefer opinionated turnkey platforms like k3s or Rancher for quick setups

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, container-orchestration, configuration-management, infrastructure-as-code
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted
- platform: cloud, self-hosted, cli
- tags: kubernetes, ansible, kubespray, cluster-lifecycle, high-availability, bare-metal, k8s, containers, devops, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- kubernetes-sigs/kubespray (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.032451+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 2026-08-29T17:01:19.874491+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubespray (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.032451+00:00, sha 101ce1d0d14d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.