# livecycle/preevy

Quickly deploy preview environments to the cloud!

Repository: https://github.com/livecycle/preevy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/preevy
Homepage: https://preevy.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: devops, docker, docker-compose, ephemeral-environments, pr-environments, preview-environment, aws, cli, awesome, awesome-list, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-02-06T07:38:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 66, release rhythm 28, longevity 91
- inputs: {"age_days": 1287, "days_push": 208, "days_rel": 429, "gap_med": 34.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2226, forks 91 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:28.782609+00:00)

## What it is
Preevy is an open-source CLI tool that provisions, manages, and exposes ephemeral preview environments for Docker Compose applications in the cloud. It integrates into CI flows to deploy a preview environment per pull request using AWS Lightsail, Google Cloud, Azure, or any Kubernetes cluster.

## Use cases
- deploy preview environments for pull requests
- create ephemeral environments from docker compose apps
- share a live URL of a PR with non-technical stakeholders
- run parallel e2e tests against per-PR environments
- provision cheap cloud VMs for temporary app previews
- give designers a live environment for design review

## When to choose
- your app is defined with Docker Compose and you want per-PR previews
- you want preview environments on your own cloud account (AWS, GCP, Azure) or Kubernetes cluster
- you need public or access-protected URLs for each pull request
- you want minimal DevOps knowledge required to set up previews

## When to avoid
- your app is not containerized or not expressible with Docker Compose
- you need full-featured internal developer platforms with built-in feedback tooling
- you only deploy to serverless or PaaS platforms without VM or Kubernetes targets

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, cli, container-orchestration, developer-tools, ci-cd
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform, cloud
- tags: preview-environments, ephemeral-environments, docker-compose, pull-request, aws-lightsail, tunneling, devops, containers, automation, nodejs, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- livecycle/preevy (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:28.782609+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 2026-08-30T02:44:53.268476+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/livecycle/preevy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:28.782609+00:00, sha 40e412d55ecd)
  - homepage: https://preevy.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:33.465762+00:00, sha 893fc85df260)
  - site_page: https://preevy.dev/category/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:33.474729+00:00, sha 282ad103559f)
  - site_page: https://preevy.dev/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:33.476418+00:00, sha da1dc700e9ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.