fastify/fastify

Fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js

Backend & databasesJavaScript#webframework#performance#speed#nodejs#hacktoberfest

1.3 Steady Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 14, 2026.

About the project

Fastify is a low-overhead web framework for Node.js with a plugin architecture, JSON Schema validation, and Pino logging. It is suited for building high-throughput HTTP servers and APIs.

Useful for

Build a Node.js REST API with JSON Schema request validation
Start an HTTP server with built-in Pino logging
Extend the app with Fastify plugins and hooks

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

7 stars today.
GitHub Trending JavaScript today: #4, +10 stars.

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 37,120
Stars in a day: 7
Forks: 3,014
Issues and pull requests: 6,543
Watchers: 368
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
Latest release: v5.12.4 · September 11, 2026
Created: September 28, 2016
Last push: September 13, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

Spotted in

September 14, 2026GitHub Trending JavaScript today: #4, +9 stars
September 13, 2026GitHub Trending JavaScript today: #4, +10 stars

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