# Badgerati/Pode

Pode is a Cross-Platform PowerShell web framework for creating REST APIs, Web Sites, and TCP/SMTP servers

Repository: https://github.com/Badgerati/Pode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pode
Homepage: https://badgerati.github.io/Pode
Language: PowerShell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: powershell, rest, powershell-core, windows, unix, cross-platform, web, server, framework, https, authentication, session, active-directory, docker, raspberry-pi, openapi, swagger, serverless, webserver
Last push: 2026-08-31T22:23:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 100/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3199, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 4, "gap_med": 27.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1057, forks 107 (observed 2026-09-01T02:13:54.286575+00:00)

## What it is
Pode is a cross-platform, open-source web framework written in PowerShell for building REST APIs, web pages, and TCP/SMTP servers. It supports HTTPS, authentication, sessions, OpenAPI/Swagger, dynamic .pode views, and hosting on Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, and Docker.

## Use cases
- build a REST API in PowerShell
- host a simple website or web pages from PowerShell scripts
- run an SMTP or TCP server for automation tasks
- add authentication and sessions to a PowerShell web server
- deploy PowerShell serverless functions to Azure Functions or AWS Lambda
- generate OpenAPI/Swagger documentation for PowerShell endpoints
- serve dynamic pages using embedded PowerShell templates

## When to choose
- your team is PowerShell-centric and wants web APIs without learning another language
- you need a lightweight cross-platform web server driven by scripts
- you want to expose automation or admin tasks as REST endpoints
- you need SMTP/TCP listeners alongside HTTP in one framework

## When to avoid
- you need a high-performance, high-concurrency production web server
- your stack is Node.js, Python, or Go and PowerShell is not a requirement
- you need a large ecosystem of middleware and packages
- you want rich frontend tooling or SPA frameworks

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, api-framework, auth, templating, middleware, routing
- domain: web-development, backend, apis, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows, serverless, cli
- tags: powershell, rest-api, smtp-server, tcp-server, openapi, swagger, azure-functions, aws-lambda, webserver, automation, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- Badgerati/Pode (main) score 100

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:54.286575+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 2026-08-30T06:58:26.778132+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Badgerati/Pode (fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:54.286575+00:00, sha 9ce4ed4172ea)
  - homepage: https://badgerati.github.io/Pode (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:57.124134+00:00, sha 186d5acb0947)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.