TritonDataCenter/smartos-live
For more information, please see http://smartos.org/ For any questions that aren't answered there, please join the SmartOS discussion list: https://smartos.topicbox.com/groups/smartos-discuss observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases 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: n/a
- age_days: 5499
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1682 stars · 250 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
smartos-live is the root repository for building SmartOS, a live-image illumos-based operating system from the Triton DataCenter project. It orchestrates building the illumos core OS, third-party dependencies, and SmartOS-specific tools like vmadm and imgadm.
Use cases
- build a SmartOS platform image from source
- run a hypervisor OS for zones and bhyve VMs
- contribute patches to SmartOS or illumos-joyent
- develop SmartOS-specific tools like vmadm and imgadm
- set up a bare-metal host for Triton-style container and VM workloads
- customize an illumos live image with extra software
When to choose
- you need a lightweight hypervisor OS booting from USB/PXE with zones and bhyve support
- you want to build or modify the SmartOS platform image from source
- you are contributing to illumos-joyent or SmartOS-specific tooling
- you run Triton DataCenter infrastructure and need matching platform images
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose desktop or server Linux distribution
- you want a turnkey OS without building from source (use official SmartOS images instead)
- your workload requires Linux kernel-specific features or drivers
- you need support for non-x86 architectures
Facets
application · maturity active
developer-tools operating-systems self-hosted infrastructure-as-code smartos illumos hypervisor zones bhyve live-image os-build triton operating-system virtualization x86_64 bare-metal
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/TritonDataCenter/smartos-live · fetched 2026-08-28 · 311ba0903865
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| TritonDataCenter/smartos-live | main | 76 |
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