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armeria
Java microservice framework for gRPC, Thrift and REST services
- Stars
- 5.2k
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- Java
5,072 on 22 Apr 20265,157 on 11 Nov 2026
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Overview
Armeria is a Java framework for building reactive microservices, created by the author of Netty and colleagues at LINE. It integrates with gRPC, Thrift, Kotlin, Retrofit, Reactive Streams, Spring Boot and Dropwizard. The README describes no AI-specific features, so it fits this list only as a general backend service base.
Who it is for: JVM developers building gRPC, Thrift or REST microservices
Strengths
- Supports gRPC, Thrift, Retrofit and Reactive Streams in one framework
- Integrates with Spring Boot, Dropwizard and Kotlin
- Runs on Java 8 or later for users
- Active: release on 2026-11-06, Apache-2.0 license
Weaknesses
- No AI, LLM or agent features described in the README
- JVM-only; not usable directly from Python or Node.js stacks
- README has no quickstart, benchmarks or feature details
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Java 8 or later
What changed
From the release notes. No flag means the note does not say so, not that the upgrade is safe.
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