Apache SkyWalking is an open-source APM and observability platform for distributed systems, providing metrics, tracing, logging, and profiling capabilities.
SkyWalking GraalVM Distro is a distribution of the same Apache SkyWalking OAP server, compiled as a GraalVM native image on JDK 25. It moves all dynamic code generation (OAL, MAL, LAL, Hierarchy via ANTLR4 + Javassist) and classpath scanning from runtime to build time, producing a ~203MB self-contained native binary with the full OAP feature set. No upstream source modifications required.
- Native binary instead of JVM — instant startup, ~512MB memory footprint
- BanyanDB only — the sole supported storage backend
- Fixed module set — modules selected at build time, no SPI discovery
- Pre-compiled DSL — all DSL rules compiled at build time; the rule catalogs and the live debugger work, runtime hot-update does not
All existing SkyWalking agents, UI, and tooling work unchanged.
docker run -d \
-p 12800:12800 \
-p 11800:11800 \
-e SW_STORAGE_BANYANDB_TARGETS=<banyandb-host>:17912 \
apache/skywalking-graalvm-distro:latest| Registry | Image |
|---|---|
| Docker Hub | apache/skywalking-graalvm-distro |
| GHCR | ghcr.io/apache/skywalking-graalvm-distro |
Available for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64. macOS arm64 (Apple Silicon) native binary is available on the GitHub Release page.
Full documentation is available at skywalking.apache.org/docs.