envoyproxy

    envoyproxy/gateway

    #384 this week

    Manages Envoy Proxy as a Standalone or Kubernetes-based Application Gateway

    api
    kubernetes
    api-gateway
    cncf
    envoy
    gateway-api
    go-control-plane
    Go
    Apache-2.0
    3.1K stars
    900 forks
    3.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 14, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #384 of 2,845 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 13%).

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 16 days ago, with 415 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #60 in the weekly ranking the week of Jan 11, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Manages Envoy Proxy as a standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway using Gateway API resources for dynamic provisioning and configuration.
    • Provides seamless integration with Kubernetes and dynamic configuration via Gateway API, enabling flexible and scalable Envoy Proxy management.
    • Use for deploying and managing Envoy Proxy as an API gateway in Kubernetes environments to handle ingress traffic efficiently.
    • Use for setting up a standalone Envoy Proxy gateway outside Kubernetes for edge routing and traffic management.
    • Use for developers and operators needing a CNCF-compliant, extensible gateway solution with active community support and security best practices.

    Should you depend on it?

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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.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Envoy Gateway is an open source project for managing Envoy Proxy as a standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway. Gateway API resources are used to dynamically provision and configure the managed Envoy Proxies.

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

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 20: +0

    +193 stars over 89 days across 9 snapshot days.

    Forks

    900+93

    Open issues

    817+77

    Compared with peers in API

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Oct 11, by 7-day star growth

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