# openyurtio/openyurt

OpenYurt - Extending your native Kubernetes to edge(project under CNCF)

Repository: https://github.com/openyurtio/openyurt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openyurt
Homepage: https://openyurt.io
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, k8s, edge-computing, cloud-native, golang
Last push: 2026-08-24T07:17:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2295, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 119, "gap_med": 25, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2000, forks 484 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:03.830411+00:00)

## What it is
OpenYurt is a CNCF incubating open-source platform that extends upstream Kubernetes to edge computing environments without modifying the Kubernetes core. It provides edge autonomy, cloud-edge networking, node pool management, and edge device management for large-scale cloud-edge orchestration.

## Use cases
- manage kubernetes edge nodes with unreliable cloud connectivity
- keep edge pods running when nodes are offline from the cloud
- run kubernetes workloads across geographically distributed edge sites
- extend a cloud kubernetes cluster to IoT and edge devices
- group edge nodes into pools for region-aware deployment
- enable cross-region cloud-edge and edge-edge network communication
- manage large fleets of ARM and x86 edge nodes from one control plane

## When to choose
- you already run Kubernetes and need to manage edge nodes without changing the Kubernetes API
- edge sites have intermittent or disconnected network links to the cloud
- you need edge autonomy so pods survive node reboots while offline
- you want a vendor-neutral, CNCF-governed edge computing platform
- you need region/node-pool aware deployment across many edge locations

## When to avoid
- your workloads run entirely in the cloud with no edge nodes
- you need a lightweight single-node edge solution rather than a full cloud-edge architecture
- you are not using Kubernetes and want a standalone edge orchestration system
- you need fully self-contained edge clusters independent of a central control plane

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: container-orchestration, networking, caching, deployment, iot
- domain: cloud-computing, iot, microservices, self-hosted
- platform: go, cloud, self-hosted
- tags: kubernetes, edge-computing, cloud-edge, cncf, nodepool, edge-autonomy, yurthub, containers, linux, arm

## Member repositories
- openyurtio/openyurt (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.830411+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 2026-08-30T03:02:08.210878+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/openyurtio/openyurt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.830411+00:00, sha 5b922c330ea4)
  - homepage: https://openyurt.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:56.897202+00:00, sha 0f8c3850e672)
  - site_page: https://openyurt.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:56.899776+00:00, sha 185cc32ad465)
  - site_page: https://openyurt.io/docs/next (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:56.901619+00:00, sha d26e5aed98a8)
  - site_page: https://openyurt.io/docs/v1.6 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:56.903529+00:00, sha c86aeb38b349)
  - site_page: https://openyurt.io/docs/v1.5 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:56.905307+00:00, sha 6f3feb325dcc)
  - site_page: https://openyurt.io/docs/v1.4 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:56.907176+00:00, sha 94258affa8b2)
  - site_page: https://openyurt.io/docs/v1.3 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:56.908991+00:00, sha 75f87a5cba71)
  - site_page: https://openyurt.io/docs/v1.2 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:56.910711+00:00, sha 51c71b06fc01)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.