alibaba/LVS
A distribution of Linux Virtual Server with some advanced features. It introduces a new packet forwarding method - FULLNAT other than NAT/Tunneling/DirectRouting, and defense mechanism against synflooding attack - SYNPROXY. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4810
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2619
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2042 stars · 680 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Alibaba's distribution of Linux Virtual Server (LVS) adding advanced features to the kernel IPVS load balancer. It introduces the FULLNAT packet forwarding method and a SYNPROXY defense module against SYN flood attacks.
Use cases
- load balance TCP traffic across backend servers in different VLANs
- protect servers against SYN flooding attacks
- build a high-performance software load balancer on Linux
- forward packets between LVS and real servers on different networks
- scale web services with layer-4 load balancing
When to choose
- you need FULLNAT mode so real servers only need internal network access
- you run Linux kernel 2.6.32-based infrastructure and need IPVS enhancements
- you want built-in SYN flood protection in your load balancer
When to avoid
- you need a userspace or cloud-managed load balancer
- you run modern kernels where upstream LVS or other proxies like HAProxy/NGINX may suffice
- you need active maintenance, recent releases, or a clear license
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
networking proxy security load-testing networking infrastructure-as-code self-hosted security c load-balancer ipvs fullnat synproxy kernel-module lvs linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/alibaba/LVS · fetched 2026-08-28 · c0101fa8f0de
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| alibaba/LVS | main | 32 |
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