Apache Dubbo Project
Apache Dubbo is a powerful and user-friendly Web and RPC framework. It supports multiple language implementations such as Java, Go, Python, PHP, Erlang, Rust, and Node.js/Web.
Dubbo provides solutions for communication, service discovery, traffic management, observability, security, tooling, and best practices for building enterprise-grade microservices.
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🧱 Architecture
- Communication between consumers and providers is done via RPC protocols like Triple, TCP, REST, etc.
- Consumers dynamically discover provider instances from registries (e.g., Zookeeper, Nacos) and manage traffic using defined strategies.
- Built-in support for dynamic config, metrics, tracing, security, and a visualized console.
🚀 Getting Started
📦 Lightweight RPC API
Start quickly with our 5-minute guide
Dubbo allows you to build RPC services using a minimal codebase and a lightweight SDK. It supports protocols like:
- Triple (gRPC-compatible)
- Dubbo2 (TCP)
- REST
- Custom protocols
🌱 Microservices with Spring Boot
Kickstart your project using Spring Boot Starter.
Using just a dependency and a YAML config, you can unlock the full power of Dubbo: service discovery, observability, tracing, etc.
➡️ Learn how to deploy, monitor, and manage traffic for Dubbo services.
🛠️ More Features
Explore more through our hands-on tasks:
- Launch a Dubbo project
- RPC protocols
- Traffic management
- Service discovery
- Observability
- Extensibility
- Security
- Visualized Console
- Kubernetes & Service Mesh
📦 Which Dubbo Version Should I Use?
Dubbo3
📦 Version Compatibility
| Version | JDK Support | Dependencies | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3.7-SNAPSHOT | 1.8 – 25 | Coming Soon | ✅ JDK 25 Support |
| 3.3.6 | 1.8 – 21 | View Dependencies | ✅ Mutiny Reactive Support ✅ Affinity Router ✅ Method-level TPS Limiting ✅ Spring 6 Security Plugin ✅ Enhanced Environment Variable Config |
| 3.3.5 | 1.8 – 21 | View Dependencies | ✅ Actively Maintained ✅ Triple Protocol (gRPC/cURL) ✅ REST Support ✅ Spring Boot Starters |
| 3.2.16 | 1.8 – 17 | View Dependencies | ✅ Actively Maintained ✅ Metrics & Tracing ✅ Thread Pool Isolation ✅ +30% Performance ✅ Native Image Support |
| 3.1.11 | 1.8 – 17 | View Dependencies | ⚠️ Stable, but Not Actively Maintained |
Dubbo2
| Version | JDK | Dependencies | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7.23 | 1.8 | dependency list | ❌ EOL |
| 2.6.x, 2.5.x | 1.6 - 1.7 | dependency list | ❌ EOL |
🤝 Contributing
See our CONTRIBUTING guide to get started!
🔁 Community Collaboration
- Issues: For bugs or tasks – GitHub Issues
- Discussions: For questions, ideas – GitHub Discussions
- PRs: For merging your contributions – GitHub Pull Requests
- Project Board: Dubbo Project Board
💡 How You Can Help
- Check out "help wanted" issues: Project Board
- Join mailing list discussions
- Engage in discussions
- Fix bugs or review pull requests
- Enhance the website
- Improve dubbo-admin
- Contribute to the ecosystem
If you're interested in contributing, email us at dev@dubbo.apache.org.
🐞 Reporting Issues
Please use our issue template when reporting bugs.
🔐 Reporting Security Vulnerabilities
Please report vulnerabilities privately to security@dubbo.apache.org.
📬 Contact
- WeChat:
apachedubbo - DingTalk: Group ID
37290003945 - Mailing List: Contact Guide
- Twitter: @ApacheDubbo
- Security: security@dubbo.apache.org
📄 License
Apache Dubbo is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.