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zendesk/samson

Web interface for deployments, with plugin architecture and kubernetes support observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/zendesk/samson · Ruby · NOASSERTION (other) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 65
  • Release rhythm 44
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 3.0
  • age_days: 4481
  • days_rel: 378
  • days_push: 215
  • n_releases_24m: 25

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1442 stars · 233 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Samson is a self-hosted web interface for managing deployments, built by Zendesk in Ruby. It supports staging/production stages, streams deploy output to viewers, integrates with Kubernetes, and offers a plugin architecture and API.

Use cases

  • deploy code to staging and production from a web UI
  • watch deploys stream in real time across a team
  • deploy to kubernetes clusters via API calls
  • review history and output of past deployments
  • self-host a continuous delivery dashboard for multiple projects

When to choose

  • you want a self-hosted web-based deployment tool with kubernetes support
  • your team needs shared visibility into deploy status and history
  • you want to extend deployment behavior via plugins

When to avoid

  • you need active development and new features - the project is in maintenance mode and Zendesk is migrating off it
  • you want a fully managed SaaS deployment solution
  • you are not comfortable running Ruby/MySQL/PostgreSQL infrastructure yourself

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

deployment web-framework workflow-automation container-orchestration self-hosted web-development self-hosted continuous-delivery deployment-dashboard kubernetes-deploys ruby-on-rails plugin-architecture devops web-server docker linux

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