stefanprodan

    stefanprodan/podinfo

    Go microservice template for Kubernetes

    testing
    kubernetes
    cuelang
    e2e-testing
    gitops
    golang
    helm
    Go
    Apache-2.0
    6.0K stars
    1.9K forks
    6.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 31, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    3 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 5 days ago, with 59 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a Go-based microservice template demonstrating Kubernetes best practices for running cloud-native applications.
    • Offers a comprehensive, production-ready example with health checks, metrics, fault injection, and multi-tool integration for Kubernetes environments.
    • Use for end-to-end testing and workshops to validate Kubernetes deployment and GitOps workflows.
    • Use for learning and implementing progressive delivery techniques with tools like Flagger and Linkerd.
    • Use for building and deploying microservices with Helm, Kustomize, and Timoni installers in a multi-architecture Kubernetes cluster.

    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.

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    • README: present

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    From the README

    Podinfo is a tiny web application made with Go that showcases best practices of running microservices in Kubernetes. Podinfo is used by CNCF projects like Flux and Flagger for end-to-end testing and workshops.

    To access the Swagger UI open <podinfo-host>/swagger/index.html in a browser.

    To install Podinfo on Kubernetes the minimum required version is Kubernetes v1.23.

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

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    1.9K+31

    Open issues

    32+2

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