spotify/helios
Docker container orchestration platform observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
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: 4483
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 720
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2135 stars · 228 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Helios is Spotify's Docker container orchestration platform for deploying and managing containers across a fleet of servers, with an HTTP API and command-line client. The project is officially sunset and no longer accepts contributions, as Spotify has moved to Kubernetes.
Use cases
- deploy docker containers across a fleet of servers
- manage container deployments via http api
- orchestrate docker containers without kubernetes
- track deployment history and version changes in a cluster
- deploy and undeploy container jobs from the command line
When to choose
- you maintain an existing Helios deployment and need reference material
- you need a simple, minimal container orchestration alternative to Kubernetes for legacy infrastructure
When to avoid
- starting any new project - it is sunset and unmaintained
- you need an actively supported orchestrator - use Kubernetes, Nomad, or Docker Swarm instead
- you need modern features like autoscaling, service meshes, or declarative manifests
Facets
service · maturity abandoned
container-orchestration deployment http-server cli cloud-computing microservices jvm self-hosted docker fleet-deployment zookeeper sunset-project java containers devops linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/spotify/helios · fetched 2026-08-28 · 348646067a73
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| spotify/helios | main | 10 |
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