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vhost-user-backend

v0.22.0 Growing

A framework to build vhost-user backend service daemon

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
#virtio#vhost-user

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 2d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Team maintained (8 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
1.0M
Dependents
50
Releases
26
Size
36KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

59.9K downloads in the last 30 days (2.0K/day), up 50% from the previous period.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (8 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 4+ years old, vhost-user-backend hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 36KB, vhost-user-backend is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include virtiofsd, nydus-service, vhost-device-vsock, nydus-rs, vhost-device-scmi. When high-quality crates choose vhost-user-backend, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 20/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 14/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
1K/day avg+93%
01K2K3K12/301/172/42/223/123/29

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.15.0
43%
v0.17.0
25%
v0.20.0
13%
v0.8.0
9%
v0.10.1
9%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
13
direct dependencies
Dependents
50
crates depend on vhost-user-backend

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