Ultra light, ultra simple, ultra powerful. Linkerd adds security, observability, and reliability to Kubernetes, without the complexity.
Linkerd was accepted to CNCF on January 23, 2017, moved to the Incubating maturity level on April 6, 2018, and then moved to the Graduated maturity level on July 28, 2021.Project Insights
Key metrics, providing insights into development activity, community engagement, and project health. Powered by LFX Insights.
Health Score
Healthy (72)
Health Score measures a project’s overall trustworthiness across four key areas: contributors, development, popularity, and security.
Total contributors
21,219
+4% vs. previous year
Total contributing organizations
6,163
+3% vs. previous year
GitHub Stars
20,364
+4% vs. previous year
GitHub Forks
2,635
+4% vs. previous year
Software Value
$114.3M
First commit
January 13, 2016
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