Element Server Suite Community (ess-helm)

Active stable

Element's Helm charts that deploy a Matrix stack (Synapse, Matrix Authentication Service, Element Web, Element Call backend, …) on Kubernetes.

deployment · licence AGPL-3.0-only

Server

Last commit: today 4 Nov 2026
Commits, last year: 1.2k 367 in 90 days
Authors, 90 days: 12 28 in a year, 37 ever
Bus factor: 1 authors making half of last year's commits
Last release: 26.11.0 3 Nov 2026 · 60 tags in a year
Lines of code: 29k Python

AI

Nothing found on any of the three axes. What we look for

PolicyNo policy found Dev useNone found In productNone found

AI in development: 0 of 1991 non-bot commits in the last 365 days carry an AI attribution (0.0%), counted at 2775f5429381
Collector: 0 of 1.2k commits in the last year credit an AI tool (0.0 %). 0 agent files, 0 AI workflows. A lower bound: most AI use leaves no trace.

Activity

1209 commits on 205 days in the last year · outlined: the day of the last collection

Commits per week, last 52 weeks · peak 66 (Mar)

Commits per week, last 52 weeks
Nov	7
Nov	11
Nov	22
Nov	17
Dec	8
Dec	8
Dec	5
Dec	0
Jan	16
Jan	19
Jan	62
Jan	38
Jan	17
Feb	14
Feb	14
Feb	31
Feb	32
Mar	66
Mar	34
Mar	53
Mar	51
Apr	12
Apr	8
Apr	28
Apr	30
Apr	25
May	28
May	28
May	33
May	6
Jun	26
Jun	21
Jun	1
Jun	3
Jul	13
Jul	7
Jul	14
Jul	8
Jul	20
Aug	3
Aug	12
Aug	16
Aug	45
Sept	23
Sept	17
Sept	29
Sept	15
Oct	36
Oct	39
Oct	63
Oct	57
Oct	13

Authors per quarter · peak 13 (2026 Q1)

Authors per quarter
2023 Q1	0
2023 Q2	0
2023 Q3	0
2023 Q4	0
2024 Q1	0
2024 Q2	0
2024 Q3	0
2024 Q4	4
2025 Q1	8
2025 Q2	8
2025 Q3	9
2025 Q4	11
2026 Q1	13
2026 Q2	11
2026 Q3	10
2026 Q4	10

Languages

Python66.2 %
Smarty Template17.8 %
Go9.4 %
Jinja4.6 %
Shell1.7 %
Windows Resource-Definition Script0.2 %

by lines of code (scc)

Features

Feature	Value	How we know	Evidence
Purpose	deployment (Kubernetes Helm charts for a full Matrix stack)	claimed	github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/2775f5429381
Framework	Helm / Kubernetes	claimed	github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/2775f5429381
Encryption (E2EE)	No: No not applicable: deploys services	claimed	github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/2775f5429381
Hosting	self-host any Kubernetes distribution; the guide uses K3s. ESS Pro is Element's commercial edition	claimed	github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/2775f5429381
Configuration	Helm values files	claimed	github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/2775f5429381
AI backend	none-found	claimed	github.com/element-hq/ess-helm/blob/2775f5429381

Health signals

Bus factor (last year): 1
Issue first response: not measured (the forge did not give it)
Release cadence: 60 tags in the last year, latest 26.11.0 (3 Nov 2026)
CI: .github/workflows/actions-linting.yml .github/workflows/artifact-hub.yml .github/workflows/build-test.yml
Tests: test files found
Security policy: none found
Licence: AGPL-3.0-only
Funding: none listed
Telemetry SDKs in manifests: none found

Repositories

Repository	Role	Activity	Last commit	Commits 1y	Authors 90d	Measured at
github.com/element-hq/ess-helm	main	Active	4 Nov 2026	1.2k	12	`2775f5429`

Notes

Found on matrix.org's distributions list. No CONTRIBUTING file at the checked commit.

Researched by an AI agent (Claude) on 5 Nov 2026, not checked by a person; metrics collected on 5 Nov 2026. Source file: data/projects/tool/ess-helm.yaml. Spotted a mistake? Open an issue with a link.