# redspread/spread

Docker to Kubernetes in one command

Repository: https://github.com/redspread/spread
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spread
Homepage: https://coreos.com
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-12-23T16:48:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3884, "days_push": 3175, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1822, forks 75 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:41.047558+00:00)

## What it is
Spread is a Go command-line tool that deploys Docker containers to Kubernetes in one command and versions Kubernetes clusters like Git versions source code. It also helps set up local Kubernetes clusters via its localkube component.

## Use cases
- deploy docker containers to kubernetes in one command
- version control a kubernetes cluster like git
- set up a local kubernetes cluster for development
- make kubernetes deployments reproducible
- collaborative deployment workflow for a team

## When to choose
- you want the simplest possible path from Docker image to a running Kubernetes deployment
- you need to track and reproduce cluster state in version control
- you want a lightweight local Kubernetes setup for development

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool - the project has had no releases since late 2017 and appears abandoned
- you need modern Kubernetes features or current API support
- you prefer actively maintained alternatives like kubectl, Helm, or Skaffold

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: deployment, container-orchestration, cli, version-control, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: go, cli
- tags: kubernetes, docker, git-for-kubernetes, cluster-versioning, deployment-tool, localkube, containers, devops, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- redspread/spread (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.047558+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 2026-08-30T03:19:55.288172+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/redspread/spread (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.047558+00:00, sha cedd3b565e30)
  - homepage: https://coreos.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:58:56.640944+00:00, sha 6b372e8519b9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.