# stefanprodan/podinfo

Go microservice template for Kubernetes

Repository: https://github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/podinfo
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, microservice, kubernetes, helm, kustomize, gitops, e2e-testing, cuelang
Last push: 2026-08-24T06:45:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3162, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 42, "gap_med": 29.0, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5983, forks 1882 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:33.967306+00:00)

## What it is
Podinfo is a tiny Go web application that serves as a reference microservice template showcasing Kubernetes best practices. It ships with Helm, Kustomize, and Timoni installers and is used by CNCF projects like Flux and Flagger for end-to-end testing and demos.

## Use cases
- test gitops deployments with a sample microservice
- learn kubernetes microservice best practices
- test canary deployments and progressive delivery
- demo prometheus metrics and health probes in kubernetes
- practice helm and kustomize deployments
- test circuit breakers with fault injection

## When to choose
- you need a realistic sample app for Kubernetes, GitOps, or progressive delivery testing
- you want a template showing production-ready Go microservice patterns
- you're running Flux or Flagger workshops and e2e tests

## When to avoid
- you need a production business application rather than a demo/test workload
- your stack isn't Kubernetes or container-based

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, monitoring, e2e-testing, logging, web-framework
- domain: microservices, cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: go, cli
- tags: kubernetes, helm-chart, kustomize, gitops, microservice-template, prometheus-metrics, fault-injection, sample-app, flux, flagger, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- stefanprodan/podinfo (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:33.967306+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 2026-08-29T17:49:52.953127+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stefanprodan/podinfo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:33.967306+00:00, sha eeea85a82553)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.