# arterialist/kube32

> Kubernetes-compatible control plane, kubelet agent, and WebAssembly pod runtime for ESP32-S3 microcontrollers, managed with kubectl and k9s.

- Magnitude: 3.0 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 16 total · +9 stars measured 2026-10-31, 03:14–05:20 UTC, ≈ 24 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Hardware, IoT & robotics · Language: C++ · License: Apache-2.0 · Created: 2026-10-26 · Last push: 2026-10-30
- GitHub: https://github.com/arterialist/kube32 · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/arterialist/kube32

## Useful for

- Run a two-node kube32-sim cluster on macOS or Linux to debug manifests
- Deploy WebAssembly pods to ESP32-S3 boards via kubectl apply
- Restrict pod access to GPIO, I2C, and UART via the capability firewall

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-31 (UTC), 03:14–05:20: 7 → 16 stars (+9). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +24 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 5 days old and already has 16 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- Hacker News: “Show HN: I rebuilt Kubernetes for ESP32 microcontrollers” — 28 points, 1 day ago.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 1
- Issues and pull requests: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Average over the last week: 7 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 3

## Stars per day, last 6 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-26 … 2026-10-31: 1, 1, 0, 1, 13, 9

## Hacker News

- Show HN: I rebuilt Kubernetes for ESP32 microcontrollers — 28 points, 2 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50291812

## Spotted in now

- Spotted on Hacker News

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Data as of 2026-10-31 05:28 UTC, updated every 30 minutes.