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acquia/headless\_lightning
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Drupal Lightning as a backend for fully decoupled applications.

1.9.1(5y ago)6032.1k↓77.4%15[18 issues](https://github.com/acquia/headless_lightning/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/acquia/headless_lightning/pulls)1GPL-2.0-or-laterPHP

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November 2, 2021: So long and thanks for all the fish!
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[](#november-2-2021-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish)

Acquia **ended support for the Lightning distribution on November 2, 2021**, simultaneously with Drupal 8. Headless Lightning no longer receives any security updates or bug fixes. It is possible to safely uninstall Headless Lightning from your site; please see [the official announcement](https://www.acquia.com/blog/acquia-lightning-eol-2021-acquia-cms-future), [FAQ for site owners](https://support.acquia.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500006393601-Frequently-Asked-Questions-FAQ-regarding-End-of-Support-for-Acquia-Lightning), and [developer instructions](https://github.com/acquia/lightning/wiki/Uninstalling-Lightning) for more information.

###  Health Score

41

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FairBetter than 87% of packages

Maintenance14

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity74

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~60 days

Recently: every ~139 days

Total

24

Last Release

1841d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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