# canonical/microk8s

MicroK8s is a small, fast, single-package Kubernetes for datacenters and the edge.

Repository: https://github.com/canonical/microk8s
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/microk8s
Homepage: https://microk8s.io
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, snap, iot, cicd, developer-workstations, k8s, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-22T10:06:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 61, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3038, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 100, "gap_med": 131.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9357, forks 833 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:30.833970+00:00)

## What it is
MicroK8s is a lightweight, single-package, fully conformant Kubernetes distribution from Canonical that installs via snap on Linux. It scales from a single developer workstation to high-availability production clusters and includes an addon system for services like DNS, dashboard, Istio, Prometheus, and GPU support.

## Use cases
- run kubernetes on my laptop for local development
- set up a lightweight kubernetes cluster on raspberry pi
- spin up kubernetes in ci/cd pipelines
- deploy kubernetes at the edge or on iot devices
- create a small high-availability kubernetes cluster
- test the latest upstream kubernetes release quickly
- run kubernetes with minimal memory and disk footprint

## When to choose
- you want a fast, zero-ops single-command Kubernetes install on Linux
- you need Kubernetes on resource-constrained hardware like Raspberry Pi or edge devices
- you want a dev-to-prod consistent Kubernetes with HA clustering via simple join commands
- you prefer snap-based automatic updates and addon toggling

## When to avoid
- you need a full multi-cloud managed Kubernetes with managed control planes (use EKS/GKE/AKS)
- you need deep customization of Kubernetes components or a non-snap Linux environment
- you are running Windows or macOS natively without a Linux VM
- you need a heavyweight distribution with extensive enterprise support tooling built in

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: container-orchestration, deployment, ci-cd, self-hosted
- domain: cloud-computing, iot, developer-tools
- platform: cli, self-hosted
- tags: kubernetes, snap, lightweight-kubernetes, edge-computing, single-node, high-availability, raspberry-pi, addons, containers, devops, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- canonical/microk8s (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.833970+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 2026-08-29T17:22:26.277666+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/canonical/microk8s (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.833970+00:00, sha ccd8e0bd1047)
  - homepage: https://microk8s.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:50.641407+00:00, sha c651aa17a027)
  - site_page: https://canonical.com/maas/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:50.645787+00:00, sha bc7664ac6338)
  - site_page: https://canonical.com/microstack/docs/single-node (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:50.647994+00:00, sha e132e9b2be0a)
  - site_page: https://canonical.com/microk8s/docs/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:50.667883+00:00, sha 4cb1ea6f65e4)
  - site_page: https://canonical.com/juju/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:50.671187+00:00, sha 657a866a1942)
  - site_page: https://canonical.com/microk8s/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:50.676980+00:00, sha 07a762fc2431)
  - site_page: https://canonical.com/microk8s/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:50.690123+00:00, sha 28bce58c2e2f)
  - site_page: https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:50.673606+00:00, sha 61fee91e61d0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.