snabbco/snabb
Snabb: Simple and fast packet networking observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5175
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 34
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3032 stars · 298 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Snabb is a simple and fast packet networking toolkit written in Lua on LuaJIT, using kernel-bypass Ethernet I/O. It compiles to a single busybox-style binary with applications like Snabb NFV for high-performance QEMU/KVM networking and lwAFTR for IPv6 transition.
Use cases
- build high-performance userspace network functions
- accelerate QEMU/KVM virtio networking to 100 Gbps
- deploy lightweight 4-over-6 IPv6 transition for ISPs
- write custom packet processing apps in Lua
- kernel-bypass packet I/O without kernel overhead
When to choose
- you need line-rate packet processing on Linux x86-64
- you want to prototype network elements in a high-level language
- you run ISP or NFV workloads with very high packet rates
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose cross-platform network stack
- your project targets non-Linux or non-x86-64 platforms
- you need a large active ecosystem rather than a niche community
Facets
framework · maturity maintenance
networking http-server compiler networking developer-tools infrastructure-as-code lua cli kernel-bypass luajit nfv userspace-driver packet-processing ipv6-transition linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/snabbco/snabb · fetched 2026-08-28 · d8897e426dbe
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| snabbco/snabb | main | 66 |
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