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tau is a free, open source build & deployment project written in Go and released under BSD-3-Clause. It has 5,137 GitHub stars, 210 forks and 9 open issues, and was last pushed 1 months ago. On this registry it ranks #28 of 59 tracked projects in Build & Deployment, with 5 head-to-head comparisons available.

What is tau?

What it is

Tau is a fullstack workspace for humans and machines, listed under Developer Tools / Build & Deployment. It is written in Go, licensed under BSD-3-Clause, and its topics place it in the cloud-native developer-tools ecosystem, including serverless, PaaS, distributed-systems, WebAssembly, CDN, AI, 5G, P2P, and cloud-computing. The README describes a development environment, an application build step, and a deploy-and-run step.

The concrete problem it addresses is giving people an open-source workspace for building and running applications while allowing self-hosted deployment. It provides a way to try Taubyte locally with dream and then deploy the platform to a user's own servers or virtual machines. The README points to manual deployment and automated deployment with Spore Drive, giving users a path from local experimentation to running the software on infrastructure they control.

Key capabilities

  • Tau provides a fullstack workspace with a development environment, an application build step, and a deploy-and-run step.
  • It supports local experimentation by spinning up a local environment with dream.
  • It can be deployed to a user's own servers or virtual machines.
  • It offers manual deployment and automated deployment with Spore Drive.
  • Its topics include serverless, PaaS, cloud-native, distributed-systems, WebAssembly, CDN, AI, 5G, P2P, and cloud-computing.
  • It is written in Go and released under the BSD-3-Clause license.

Who uses it and how

  • Developers can run Tau locally with dream before deploying an application.
  • Self-hosters can deploy Taubyte to their own servers or VMs using manual deployment instructions.
  • Operators can use Spore Drive for automated deployment to their own infrastructure.
  • Contributors can fork the repository, branch from main, make changes, test, and submit a pull request.
  • Users can follow the Hitchhiker's Guide to Taubyte for guided walkthroughs and demos.

Getting started

The README recommends trying Tau locally with dream. For deployment, it points to manual deployment or automated deployment with Spore Drive on a user's own servers or VMs.

When to use it — and when not to

Tau is useful when users need an open-source Go workspace for local development and self-hosted deployment to servers or VMs. It may be less suitable when users need a documented managed service or a detailed list of backing services, because the README does not mention a hosted option, package-manager installation, Docker image names, or required databases, storage, or SMTP systems. The repository facts show 9 open issues, 5135 stars, and 210 forks, but they do not establish production readiness, so teams should review the current documentation before adopting it.

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Development Environment
Build Your Application
Deploy and Run


Quick Start

Run Locally

The quickest way to try Taubyte is to spin up a local environment with dream → https://tau.how/getting-started/local-cloud

Deploy

Deploy Taubyte to your own Servers and/or VMs:

Prefer Video?

Check out the Hitchhiker's Guide to Taubyte for guided walkthroughs and demos:



Staying ahead

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Contributing

Tau thrives with your help. Fix bugs, add features, improve docs, or guide the community.

How to contribute

  • Fork → branch from main → make changes → test → submit a PR
  • Keep commits focused and describe what & why clearly
  • New here? Look for good first issue

License

BSD-3-Clause license. See LICENSE for details.

Frequently asked questions

Is tau free to use?

tau is open source under the BSD-3-Clause licence. There is no licence fee and no seat count — you can self-host it or, where the project offers one, pay a vendor for a managed version instead.

What does tau do?

Fullstack Workspace for Humans & Machines

What is tau written in?

tau is primarily written in Go. Its source is publicly available at https://github.com/taubyte/tau, and it has 5,137 GitHub stars.