Ultralight service mesh for Kubernetes and beyond
Linkerd is an ultralight service mesh for Kubernetes. It gives you observability, reliability, and security without requiring any code changes.
Engineers Love Linkerd
I really just can't say enough good things about linkerd. You should really give it a try.
— Darren Shepherd (@ibuildthecloud) August 27, 2019
FACT: If you are considering service mesh and @linkerd isn't first on your list you're making a HUGE mistake. It just WORKS. Plain and simple. No hours of YAML configuration files to write. It just WORKS. Thank you @wm and @BuoyantIO team! @CloudNativeFdn
— Cole Calistra (@coleca) February 2, 2019
Wow... @linkerd just works
— Keiran Smith (@cli) July 16, 2019
Today I implemented a service mesh with @linkerd so easy it was like butter. Observability right out the box!
— Steven Natera (@StevenNatera) May 21, 2019
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Months in production
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GitHub stars
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Contributors
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Thriving open source community
Linkerd is 100% Apache-licensed, with an incredibly fast-growing, active, and friendly community.
Come join the fun!
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Ultralight and ultra fast
Built in Rust, Linkerd’s data plane proxies are incredibly small (<10 mb) and blazing fast (p99 < 1ms).
Simple, minimalist design
No complex APIs or configuration. For most applications, Linkerd will “just work” out of the box.
Installs in seconds with zero config
Linkerd’s control plane installs into a single namespace, and services can be safely added to the mesh, one at a time.
Deep Runtime Diagnostics
Get a comprehensive suite of diagnostic tools, including automatic service dependency maps and live traffic samples.
Actionable service metrics
Best-in-class observability allows you to monitor golden metrics—success rate, request volume, and latency—for every service.
Linkerd is hosted by the CNCF
