# solana-labs/solana

Web-Scale Blockchain for fast, secure, scalable, decentralized apps and marketplaces.

Repository: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/solana
Homepage: https://solanalabs.com
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ledger, blockchain, solana, performance-blockchain, rustc, bitcoin, rust
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-01-22T19:41:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 2, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3122, "days_push": 588, "days_rel": 690, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14945, forks 5836 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:08.976626+00:00)

## What it is
Solana is a high-performance, web-scale blockchain implemented in Rust, designed for fast, secure, scalable decentralized apps and marketplaces. The original solana-labs/solana repository is now a public archive; development continues in the Anza-maintained Agave validator implementation.

## Use cases
- run a solana validator node
- spin up a local blockchain testnet for development
- build decentralized apps on a high-throughput blockchain
- benchmark blockchain consensus and transaction throughput
- fork a reference implementation of a proof-of-stake blockchain
- connect to the solana devnet cluster for testing

## When to choose
- you need a reference implementation of the original Solana validator for study or forking
- you want to explore archived Solana Labs source code
- you need a historical release of the Solana blockchain software

## When to avoid
- you want to run or contribute to a current Solana validator - use Anza's Agave instead
- you need actively maintained blockchain software with security patches
- you want to build dApps - use Solana SDKs and tooling rather than the validator source

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: blockchain, cryptography, networking, p2p, cli
- domain: blockchain, microservices, developer-tools
- platform: windows, rust, cli
- tags: solana, validator, proof-of-stake, smart-contracts, archived, web3, testnet, cryptocurrency, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- solana-labs/solana (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:08.976626+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 2026-08-29T17:06:50.832724+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:08.976626+00:00, sha fe4d4e7d4142)
  - homepage: https://solanalabs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:48.937386+00:00, sha 46d34fd0f4a6)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/solana (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:48.947103+00:00, sha 9bbbbf614ed4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.