https://github.com/metallb/metallb

A network load-balancer implementation for Kubernetes using standard routing protocols
https://github.com/metallb/metallb

arp bare-metal bgp frr hacktoberfest keepalived kubernetes load-balancer vrrp

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A network load-balancer implementation for Kubernetes using standard routing protocols

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/metallb/metallb
• Owner: metallb
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2017-11-08T20:38:50.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-09T07:52:16.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-11T03:51:27.652Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: arp, bare-metal, bgp, frr, hacktoberfest, keepalived, kubernetes, load-balancer, vrrp
• Language: Go
• Homepage: https://metallb.io
• Size: 49.2 MB
• Stars: 7,509
• Watchers: 101
• Forks: 962
• Open Issues: 67
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Codeowners: CODEOWNERS

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README

          
# MetalLB

MetalLB is a load-balancer implementation for bare

metal [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io) clusters, using standard

routing protocols.

[![Project maturity: beta](https://img.shields.io/badge/maturity-beta-orange.svg)](https://metallb.io/concepts/maturity/) [![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/metallb/metallb.svg?maxAge=2592000)](https://github.com/metallb/metallb/blob/main/LICENSE) [![CI](https://github.com/metallb/metallb/actions/workflows/ci.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/metallb/metallb/actions/workflows/ci.yaml) [![Containers](https://img.shields.io/badge/containers-ready-green.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/u/metallb) [![Go report card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/metallb/metallb)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/metallb/metallb)

[![CII Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/5391/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/5391)

Check out [MetalLB's website](https://metallb.io) for more

information.

# WARNING

Although the main branch has been relatively stable in the past, please be aware that it is the development branch.

Consuming manifests from main may result in unstable / non backward compatible deployments. We strongly suggest consuming a stable branch, as

described in the [official docs](https://metallb.io/installation/).

# Contributing

We welcome contributions in all forms. Please check out

the

[hacking and contributing guide](https://metallb.io/community/#contributing)

for more information.

Participation in this project is subject to

a [code of conduct](https://metallb.io/community/code-of-conduct/).

One lightweight way you can contribute is

to

[tell us that you're using MetalLB](https://github.com/metallb/metallb/issues/5),

which will give us warm fuzzy feelings :).

# Reporting security issues

You can report security issues in the github issue tracker. If you

prefer private disclosure, please email to all of the maintainers:

- fpaoline@redhat.com

- obraunsh@redhat.com

We aim for initial response to vulnerability reports within 48

hours. The timeline for fixes depends on the complexity of the issue.