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Tsuru

Extensible open-source application platform

Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS) ★ 5.3k stars Hard setup BSD-3-Clause

Tsuru is an open-source platform-as-a-service that manages the full application lifecycle across Docker and Kubernetes backends. It supports buildpacks, autoscaling, and a pluggable architecture.

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Key features

  • Full app lifecycle management
  • Buildpack support
  • Pluggable provisioners
  • Autoscaling

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 5.3k GitHub stars

Is Tsuru secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Tsuru's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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