# dotnet/tye

Tye is a tool that makes developing, testing, and deploying microservices and distributed applications easier. Project Tye includes a local orchestrator to make developing microservices easier and the ability to deploy microservices to Kubernetes with minimal configuration.

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet/tye
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tye
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-20T21:09:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2378, "days_push": 1017, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5206, forks 512 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:12.163032+00:00)

## What it is
Tye is a .NET developer tool that simplifies developing, testing, and deploying microservices and distributed applications. It provides a local orchestrator for running multiple services with one command and can deploy applications to Kubernetes with minimal configuration.

## Use cases
- run multiple microservices locally with one command
- deploy .NET apps to Kubernetes without writing manifests
- use containerized dependencies during local development
- discover service addresses via conventions instead of config
- automatically containerize .NET applications
- simplify distributed app testing and debugging

## When to choose
- you build .NET microservices and want simple local orchestration
- you want minimal-configuration Kubernetes deployment for .NET apps
- you want convention-based service discovery during development

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade orchestrator with active long-term support
- you work outside the .NET ecosystem
- you need a tool with frequent updates and new features

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deployment, container-orchestration, developer-tools, microservices, cli
- domain: developer-tools, microservices, cloud-computing
- platform: cross-platform, dotnet, cli
- tags: dotnet, kubernetes-deployment, local-orchestrator, microservices-development, service-discovery, containers, devops, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- dotnet/tye (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:12.163032+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 2026-08-29T18:00:14.009455+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet/tye (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:12.163032+00:00, sha 72b810d379d0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.