envoyproxy

    envoyproxy/envoy

    Cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy

    29.2K stars
    5.7K forks
    559 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 10, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 14 days ago, with 381 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Implements a cloud-native high-performance edge, middle, and service proxy for modern microservices architectures.
    • Offers advanced traffic management, observability, and resilience features optimized for dynamic containerized environments.
    • Use for securing and routing traffic in service mesh architectures within Kubernetes clusters.
    • Use for building scalable API gateways that require fine-grained control over request routing and load balancing.
    • Use for monitoring and tracing distributed microservices to improve reliability and performance diagnostics.

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

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    From the README

    Envoy is hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). If you are a company that wants to help shape the evolution of technologies that are container-packaged, dynamically-scheduled and microservices-oriented, consider joining the CNCF. For details about who's involved and how Envoy plays a role, read the CNCF announcement.

    Excerpt from the envoyproxy/envoy README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    5.7K+163

    Open issues

    1.9K+91

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