# twitter/twitter-server

Twitter-Server defines a template from which services at Twitter are built

Repository: https://github.com/twitter/twitter-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/twitter-server
Homepage: http://twitter.github.io/twitter-server/
Language: Scala
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: finagle, finatra
Last push: 2026-02-13T19:11:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4881, "days_push": 201, "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 1603, forks 278 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.824306+00:00)

## What it is
TwitterServer is a Scala framework that defines a template from which production servers at Twitter are built. It wires in common application components such as an administrative HTTP server, tracing, and stats for Finagle-based services.

## Use cases
- build Scala microservices on Finagle
- add an admin HTTP interface with stats and tracing to a JVM service
- standardize server bootstrap and shutdown handling across services
- expose production metrics and diagnostics endpoints
- wire Finatra/Finagle services with production defaults

## When to choose
- you are building Scala services on Finagle or Finatra
- you want battle-tested production wiring for admin endpoints, stats, and tracing
- you need a consistent server template across many microservices

## When to avoid
- you are not on the JVM or not using Scala
- you want a lightweight standalone HTTP server without Twitter's stack
- you prefer Spring Boot, Micronaut, or other mainstream JVM frameworks

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, tracing, monitoring, middleware, microservices
- domain: backend, developer-tools, microservices, monitoring
- platform: jvm, self-hosted
- tags: finagle, finatra, scala, server-template, admin-http-server

## Member repositories
- twitter/twitter-server (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.824306+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 2026-08-30T03:52:32.969218+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/twitter/twitter-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.824306+00:00, sha 97c28f66e1d1)
  - homepage: http://twitter.github.io/twitter-server/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:05.352657+00:00, sha d341b4b1cbfb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.