# vyos/vyos-build

VyOS image build scripts

Repository: https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vyos-build
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: vyos
Last push: 2026-09-02T11:26:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3912, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1303, forks 466 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:20.418822+00:00)

## What it is
The top-level build repository for VyOS, an open-source Debian-based network operating system for routers and firewalls. It contains scripts, configuration data, and Git submodules used to compile VyOS packages and assemble the installation ISO image.

## Use cases
- build a custom VyOS installation ISO
- compile VyOS from source with custom packages
- create a network router OS image for self-hosted infrastructure
- build a firewall appliance image from Debian packages
- customize VyOS with additional .deb packages embedded in the ISO
- contribute to VyOS development and build rolling release images

## When to choose
- you need a custom VyOS image with your own packages or kernel
- you want to contribute code to VyOS and test your changes
- you need to build a specific VyOS release branch (LTS or rolling) yourself
- you want to embed proprietary or third-party .deb packages into a router image

## When to avoid
- you just want to install and use VyOS - download a prebuilt release instead
- you need a general-purpose Linux distribution build system
- you want to configure VyOS at runtime rather than build it
- you need a lightweight container-based network appliance rather than a full OS image

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, deployment, networking, security
- domain: networking, operating-systems, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted, security
- platform: python, cli
- tags: vyos, router-os, iso-image-build, debian-based, firewall, network-operating-system, live-image, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- vyos/vyos-build (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:20.418822+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 2026-08-30T04:51:14.334930+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:20.418822+00:00, sha 3ca184ad90bc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.