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RethinkDB license, foundation and stars

Databases and caches · Apache 2.0 (open source) · 27,006 stars

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The open-source database for the realtime web.

License history

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Open sourceFeb 6, 2017

AGPL v3 to Apache 2.0

After the company shut down, CNCF bought the code and relicensed it under Apache 2.0 at the Linux Foundation.

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About and history
Repository
rethinkdb/rethinkdb · created Oct 30, 2012
Website
rethinkdb.com
Language
C++
Foundation
None; run by its maintainers
GitHub detects
NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
Stars per week
1 (GitHub weekly snapshots)

Weekly snapshots

Week ofStars
Nov 2, 202627,006
Oct 26, 202627,008
Oct 12, 202627,005
Oct 5, 202627,007
Sep 21, 202627,002

Changes

Stars per weekOct 17, 2026

Gains about 1 stars a week, down from 3.

Stars per weekOct 8, 2026

Gains about 3 stars a week.

RelicensedSep 25, 2026

Relicensed from AGPL v3 to Apache 2.0.

TrackedSep 25, 2026

Now tracked, from rethinkdb/rethinkdb on GitHub.