k3s-io
k3s-io's public repositories have earned 38,567 GitHub stars since 2018, 29 of them in the last 90 days, across 47 tracked repositories.
- Stars
39k
across 47 tracked repos
- Last 30 days
+21
new stars
- Last 90 days
+29
slowing against the lifetime pace
- Commits
—
awaiting analysis
- Forks
4.7k
across owned repos
- First commit
2018
earliest tracked year
Star history
Summed across 47 public repositories
38,567 stars on September 16, 2026.
| Date | stars |
|---|---|
| September 22, 2018 | 3 |
| October 6, 2018 | 492 |
| October 14, 2018 | 505 |
| November 24, 2018 | 521 |
| December 21, 2018 | 566 |
| December 29, 2018 | 573 |
| January 18, 2019 | 611 |
| February 4, 2019 | 749 |
| February 10, 2019 | 856 |
| February 24, 2019 | 977 |
| March 10, 2019 | 5,054 |
| March 17, 2019 | 5,505 |
| March 30, 2019 | 5,966 |
| April 13, 2019 | 6,284 |
| April 20, 2019 | 6,414 |
| May 4, 2019 | 6,764 |
| May 17, 2019 | 7,012 |
| May 24, 2019 | 7,096 |
| June 7, 2019 | 7,430 |
| June 21, 2019 | 7,632 |
| June 27, 2019 | 7,744 |
| July 11, 2019 | 7,948 |
| July 25, 2019 | 8,190 |
| August 1, 2019 | 8,285 |
| August 14, 2019 | 8,448 |
| August 28, 2019 | 8,699 |
| September 4, 2019 | 8,823 |
| September 18, 2019 | 9,029 |
| October 1, 2019 | 9,195 |
| October 8, 2019 | 9,290 |
| October 22, 2019 | 9,497 |
| November 4, 2019 | 9,679 |
| November 11, 2019 | 9,811 |
| November 25, 2019 | 10,670 |
| December 9, 2019 | 11,016 |
| December 15, 2019 | 11,120 |
| December 29, 2019 | 11,353 |
| January 12, 2020 | 11,524 |
| January 19, 2020 | 11,629 |
| February 1, 2020 | 11,868 |
| February 15, 2020 | 12,093 |
| February 22, 2020 | 12,171 |
| March 7, 2020 | 12,353 |
| March 20, 2020 | 12,552 |
| March 27, 2020 | 12,657 |
| April 10, 2020 | 12,859 |
| April 24, 2020 | 13,073 |
| April 30, 2020 | 13,149 |
| May 14, 2020 | 13,398 |
| May 28, 2020 | 13,633 |
| June 4, 2020 | 13,759 |
| June 17, 2020 | 13,933 |
| July 1, 2020 | 14,102 |
| July 8, 2020 | 14,187 |
| July 22, 2020 | 14,382 |
| August 4, 2020 | 14,555 |
| August 11, 2020 | 14,652 |
| August 26, 2020 | 14,913 |
| September 8, 2020 | 15,179 |
| September 15, 2020 | 15,286 |
| September 29, 2020 | 15,472 |
| October 13, 2020 | 15,669 |
| October 26, 2020 | 15,859 |
| November 2, 2020 | 15,962 |
| November 16, 2020 | 16,219 |
| November 30, 2020 | 16,459 |
| December 6, 2020 | 16,544 |
| December 20, 2020 | 16,790 |
| January 3, 2021 | 17,014 |
| January 10, 2021 | 17,129 |
| January 23, 2021 | 17,318 |
| February 6, 2021 | 17,489 |
| February 13, 2021 | 17,581 |
| February 27, 2021 | 17,779 |
| March 12, 2021 | 17,933 |
| March 19, 2021 | 18,025 |
| April 2, 2021 | 18,200 |
| April 15, 2021 | 18,369 |
| April 22, 2021 | 18,492 |
| May 6, 2021 | 18,717 |
| May 23, 2021 | 18,873 |
| May 30, 2021 | 18,948 |
| June 12, 2021 | 19,093 |
| June 26, 2021 | 19,219 |
| July 3, 2021 | 19,297 |
| July 16, 2021 | 19,444 |
| July 30, 2021 | 19,654 |
| August 6, 2021 | 19,749 |
| August 20, 2021 | 19,915 |
| September 5, 2021 | 20,051 |
| September 12, 2021 | 20,145 |
| September 26, 2021 | 20,319 |
| October 10, 2021 | 20,421 |
| October 16, 2021 | 20,458 |
| November 3, 2021 | 20,549 |
| November 17, 2021 | 20,699 |
| November 24, 2021 | 20,789 |
| December 7, 2021 | 20,930 |
| December 21, 2021 | 21,124 |
| December 28, 2021 | 21,195 |
| January 11, 2022 | 21,369 |
| January 24, 2022 | 21,538 |
| January 31, 2022 | 21,681 |
| February 14, 2022 | 21,842 |
| February 27, 2022 | 22,008 |
| March 6, 2022 | 22,091 |
| March 20, 2022 | 22,237 |
| April 3, 2022 | 22,424 |
| April 10, 2022 | 22,517 |
| April 23, 2022 | 22,680 |
| May 7, 2022 | 22,840 |
| May 14, 2022 | 22,956 |
| May 27, 2022 | 23,113 |
| June 10, 2022 | 23,240 |
| June 17, 2022 | 23,314 |
| July 1, 2022 | 23,458 |
| July 14, 2022 | 23,594 |
| July 21, 2022 | 23,658 |
| August 4, 2022 | 23,825 |
| August 18, 2022 | 23,981 |
| August 24, 2022 | 24,062 |
| September 7, 2022 | 24,237 |
| September 21, 2022 | 24,388 |
| September 28, 2022 | 24,452 |
| October 11, 2022 | 24,612 |
| October 25, 2022 | 24,749 |
| November 1, 2022 | 24,811 |
| November 15, 2022 | 24,994 |
| November 28, 2022 | 25,168 |
| December 5, 2022 | 25,237 |
| December 19, 2022 | 25,378 |
| January 1, 2023 | 25,501 |
| January 8, 2023 | 25,553 |
| January 22, 2023 | 25,740 |
| February 5, 2023 | 25,935 |
| February 12, 2023 | 26,031 |
| February 25, 2023 | 26,190 |
| March 11, 2023 | 26,323 |
| March 18, 2023 | 26,389 |
| March 31, 2023 | 26,528 |
| April 14, 2023 | 26,715 |
| April 21, 2023 | 26,793 |
| May 5, 2023 | 26,961 |
| May 18, 2023 | 27,125 |
| May 25, 2023 | 27,220 |
| June 8, 2023 | 27,351 |
| June 22, 2023 | 27,508 |
| June 28, 2023 | 27,569 |
| July 12, 2023 | 27,759 |
| July 26, 2023 | 27,967 |
| August 2, 2023 | 28,267 |
| August 15, 2023 | 28,465 |
| August 29, 2023 | 28,629 |
| September 5, 2023 | 28,706 |
| September 19, 2023 | 28,888 |
| October 2, 2023 | 29,040 |
| October 9, 2023 | 29,106 |
| October 23, 2023 | 29,294 |
| November 5, 2023 | 29,458 |
| November 12, 2023 | 29,542 |
| November 26, 2023 | 29,738 |
| December 10, 2023 | 29,874 |
| December 17, 2023 | 29,969 |
| December 30, 2023 | 30,211 |
| January 13, 2024 | 30,378 |
| January 20, 2024 | 30,471 |
| February 2, 2024 | 30,697 |
| February 16, 2024 | 30,931 |
| February 23, 2024 | 31,037 |
| March 8, 2024 | 31,204 |
| March 21, 2024 | 31,358 |
| March 28, 2024 | 31,456 |
| April 11, 2024 | 31,617 |
| April 25, 2024 | 31,789 |
| May 1, 2024 | 31,857 |
| May 15, 2024 | 32,022 |
| May 29, 2024 | 32,159 |
| June 5, 2024 | 32,227 |
| June 18, 2024 | 32,386 |
| July 2, 2024 | 32,547 |
| July 16, 2024 | 32,717 |
| July 23, 2024 | 32,817 |
| August 5, 2024 | 32,984 |
| August 19, 2024 | 33,173 |
| August 26, 2024 | 33,246 |
| September 8, 2024 | 33,412 |
| September 22, 2024 | 33,629 |
| September 29, 2024 | 33,770 |
| October 13, 2024 | 33,922 |
| October 26, 2024 | 34,079 |
| November 2, 2024 | 34,155 |
| November 16, 2024 | 34,311 |
| November 30, 2024 | 34,465 |
| December 6, 2024 | 34,535 |
| December 20, 2024 | 34,685 |
| January 3, 2025 | 34,856 |
| January 10, 2025 | 34,958 |
| January 23, 2025 | 35,111 |
| February 6, 2025 | 35,282 |
| February 13, 2025 | 35,371 |
| February 27, 2025 | 35,531 |
| March 12, 2025 | 35,685 |
| March 19, 2025 | 35,765 |
| April 2, 2025 | 35,944 |
| April 16, 2025 | 36,129 |
| April 22, 2025 | 36,207 |
| May 6, 2025 | 36,379 |
| May 20, 2025 | 36,581 |
| May 27, 2025 | 36,657 |
| June 9, 2025 | 36,754 |
| June 23, 2025 | 36,918 |
| June 30, 2025 | 36,983 |
| July 13, 2025 | 37,101 |
| July 27, 2025 | 37,209 |
| August 3, 2025 | 37,249 |
| August 17, 2025 | 37,356 |
| August 30, 2025 | 37,451 |
| September 6, 2025 | 37,505 |
| September 20, 2025 | 37,612 |
| October 5, 2025 | 37,690 |
| October 17, 2025 | 37,718 |
| October 31, 2025 | 37,781 |
| November 14, 2025 | 37,846 |
| November 21, 2025 | 37,885 |
| December 4, 2025 | 37,964 |
| December 18, 2025 | 38,050 |
| December 25, 2025 | 38,107 |
| January 8, 2026 | 38,180 |
| January 21, 2026 | 38,239 |
| January 28, 2026 | 38,267 |
| February 11, 2026 | 38,337 |
| February 27, 2026 | 38,390 |
| March 5, 2026 | 38,412 |
| March 21, 2026 | 38,445 |
| April 8, 2026 | 38,471 |
| April 17, 2026 | 38,488 |
| May 9, 2026 | 38,518 |
| June 2, 2026 | 38,538 |
| June 26, 2026 | 38,546 |
| September 16, 2026 | 38,567 |
Top repositories
leaderboard- k3s-io/k3s33,970 stars · 2,725 forks · 4,304 commits
- k3s-io/k3s-ansible2,858 stars · 969 forks · 356 commits
- k3s-io/kine2,405 stars · 314 forks · 600 commits
- k3s-io/helm-controller509 stars · 100 forks · 258 commits
- k3s-io/klipper-lb436 stars · 50 forks · 68 commits
- k3s-io/cluster-api-k3s189 stars · 55 forks · 241 commits
- k3s-io/k3s-upgrade149 stars · 41 forks · 138 commits
- k3s-io/k3s-selinux86 stars · 29 forks · 78 commits
Each trace uses complete cumulative history only. A repository still being read shows its current GitHub totals without one.
Code signals
43 analyzed of 47 repos
Aggregated from cached git history across the public repositories k3s-io owns. Every drawing below is embeddable.
Lines of code by language across every analyzed repo you own.
Every commit landed in the last 52 weeks, summed across owned repos.
Maintenance footprint
Bot authors excluded
- Solo-carried
12
of 41 scored repos, one person holds over half the commits
- Shared
29
more than one author needed to reach half the commits
- Commits 52w
2.1k
landed across owned repos in the last 52 weeks
- Active streak
0d
0 day best across resolved public contributions
- Read commits
198k
total commit history gitdebt has read
Most active · last 90 days
Languages across owned repos
- Go
- 70%
- YAML
- 12%
- Markdown
- 8%
- JSON
- 8%
- Shell
- 1%
- Python
- 1%
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Tracked repositories
comparison builder- k3s-io/.project
- k3s-io/api
- k3s-io/cadvisor
- k3s-io/cluster-api-k3s
- k3s-io/cncf-incubating
- k3s-io/continuity
- k3s-io/cri
- k3s-io/cri-dockerd
- k3s-io/cri-tools
- k3s-io/distros-retros
- k3s-io/docs
- k3s-io/ecm-distro-tools
- k3s-io/go-powershell
- k3s-io/helm-controller
- k3s-io/helm-set-status
- k3s-io/image-mirror
- k3s-io/k3s
- k3s-io/k3s-charts
- k3s-io/k3s-io.github.io
- k3s-io/k3s-root
- k3s-io/k3s-selinux
- k3s-io/k3s-upgrade
- k3s-io/kine
- k3s-io/klipper-lb
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