# aceld/zinx

A lightweight concurrent server framework based on Golang.

Repository: https://github.com/aceld/zinx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zinx
Homepage: https://github.com/aceld/zinx/wiki
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, zinx, tcp-server, game-server, golang
Last push: 2026-06-06T13:08:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 50, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2779, "days_push": 88, "days_rel": 121, "gap_med": 307, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7756, forks 1262 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:04.816050+00:00)

## What it is
Zinx is a lightweight concurrent server framework written in Go, focused on TCP long-connection servers such as game backends. It emphasizes concise, readable code that developers can easily understand and customize for enterprise scenarios.

## Use cases
- build a tcp game server in go
- handle long-lived tcp connections with goroutines
- message forwarding backend for microservices
- learn how a go server framework works internally
- customizable concurrent server framework for golang
- build a message handling plugin for a web framework

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, hackable TCP server framework in Go
- you are building long-connection game servers or message forwarding services
- you want simple source code you can read and extend yourself

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured HTTP/REST framework with rich middleware ecosystem
- you prefer batteries-included frameworks like Gin or gRPC for standard APIs
- you need UDP or non-TCP transports out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, websocket, concurrency, middleware, routing
- domain: backend, networking, developer-tools
- platform: go, windows, cross-platform
- tags: tcp-server, game-server, long-connection, lightweight, golang, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- aceld/zinx (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:04.816050+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 2026-08-29T17:35:08.589598+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aceld/zinx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:04.816050+00:00, sha 23a583be2b9c)
  - homepage: https://github.com/aceld/zinx/wiki (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:05.190191+00:00, sha 29bf3a005d05)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.