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Apache Iggy graduates to Apache Software Foundation top-level project status
The Rust-based message streaming platform completed an 18-month incubation period following a unanimous vote by the Apache Incubator.
The short version
- Apache Iggy officially graduated from the Apache Incubator to become an Apache Software Foundation Top-Level Project on August 19, 2026.
- The Rust-written streaming platform originated as a personal project by Piotr Gankiewicz in March 2023 before entering the incubator in early 2025.
- Kranti Parisa was appointed Chair of the Apache Iggy Project Management Committee to act as liaison with the ASF Board.
- Future development plans include releasing VSR-based clustering and completing an initial Kafka protocol gateway.
Key facts
- Apache Iggy graduated to Top-Level Project status at the Apache Software Foundation on August 19, 2026, after a unanimous Incubator vote.[Hacker News]
- The platform was created in March 2023 by Piotr Gankiewicz to experiment with Rust and message streaming internals.[Hacker News]
- LaserData Inc. transferred the Iggy source code to the Apache Software Foundation through an ASF Software Grant in early 2025.[Hacker News]
- Kranti Parisa was named Chair of the Apache Iggy Project Management Committee.[Hacker News]
- During its 18-month incubation period, the project accumulated over 4,500 GitHub stars, 120 contributors, and 500,000 downloads.[Hacker News]