Overview tsuru is a Go-based Platform as a Service that deploys and manages applications on Kubernetes, driven by the `tsuru` command-line client. It supports language platforms for Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby, PHP, Perl, Lua and Java, and attaches add-on resources such as SQL and NoSQL databases, memcached and Redis. It is a general application platform, not an AI-specific project.
Who it is for: Platform teams self-hosting a PaaS on Kubernetes for app developers
Strengths Targets work like kubectl contexts, so one CLI manages several environments Eight language platforms: Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby, PHP, Perl, Lua, Java Install guides for Minikube and GKE; local dev via make local.setup and local.run Add-on resources include SQL and NoSQL databases, memcached and Redis Weaknesses Requires a Kubernetes cluster; no standalone single-node install is described Local development needs docker or podman, minikube, go and yq No AI or model-serving features; it is a general-purpose PaaS Quick start defers most setup detail to external docs What it needs no GPU Docker + Compose Needs Kubernetes, Minikube (local dev), Docker or Podman (local dev), Go, yq 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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Releases 19 in the last 12 monthsLast one 35 days ago
Top contributor 34% of commits40 of 118 in the last 12 months
Security advisories NoneOn GitHub, in the last 12 months Read from GitHub, deps.dev and OpenSSF on 12 Nov 2026. Bots and coding-agent accounts are left out of the commit counts. Not part of the score: how we check .
License in plain words BSD-3-Clause Permissive
Use it at work Yes
Change it and rebrand it Yes
Sell it or host it for others Yes Your part: Keep the notice, and do not use the authors’ names to promote your product.
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Set it up Needs before it works: Kubernetes, Minikube (local dev), Docker or Podman (local dev), Go, yq.
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