Polished and well engineered. Punching above its star count.
Backend.AI is a streamlined, container-based computing cluster platform that hosts popular computing/ML frameworks and diverse programming languages, with pluggable heterogeneous accelerator support including CUDA GPU, ROCm GPU, Gaudi NPU, Google TPU, GraphCore IPU and other NPUs.
Documentation
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CONTRIBUTING guide found.
README documents how to install the project.
README is present.
Licensed under LGPL-3.0.
Engineering
91
CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-test.yml).
Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
Test files detected (src/ai/backend/common/dto/manager/spec).
Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
Issue or PR templates present.
Project health
91
Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
Repository has a description.
Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
.gitignore present.
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Activity
- —Commits (30d / 90d)
- 179Forks
- 309Releaseslatest 5y ago
Community
- —Community health
- —authors own >50% of commits
- 648Watchers
Responsiveness
- 901d 20hMedian issue response
- 9d 7hMedian PR merge time
- 1,393Open issues
Repository files54 root entries
- .claude
- .devcontainer
- .githubGood: CONTRIBUTING guide found.Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide contents could not be read (−28 pts vs a readable file).Fix: Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-test.yml).Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.Good: Issue or PR templates present.
- changes
- configs
- docker
- docs
- fixtures
- plugins
- proposals
- scripts
- srcGood: Test files detected (src/ai/backend/common/dto/manager/spec).Good: Environment pinned via src/ai/backend/install/configs/docker-compose.yml.
- stubs
- tests
- tools
- wheelhouse
- .devskim.json
- .dockerignore
- .editorconfigGood: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
- .git-blame-ignore-revs
- .gitattributes
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .gitmodules
- .mcp.json
- .readthedocs.yaml
- AGENTS.md
- backend.ai
- bai
- BUILD
- BUILD_ROOT
- BUILDING.md
- CHANGELOG.md
- CLAUDE.md
- codecov.yml
- constraints.txt
- dev
- docker-compose.halfstack-ha.yml
- docker-compose.halfstack-main.yml
- docker-compose.monorepo.yml
- gql-inspector-checker.js
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under LGPL-3.0.
- MIGRATION.md
- pants.ci.toml
- pants.toml
- py
- pyproject.tomlGood: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
- python-kernel.lock
- python-kernel.lock.metadata
- python.lock
- python.lock.metadata
- README.mdGood: README is present.Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.Good: README has code examples.Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.Good: README includes status badges.Good: README documents how to install the project.Good: README documents how to run the project.
- redis-sentinel.Dockerfile
- requirements.txtGood: Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
- VERSION