From ea916c5a31c43b4f4e43774fa2c5e00a410cb7bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dessalines39394 <245616256+Dessalines39394@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:52:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: point star history chart to a working provider

The star history chart in the README was broken because it relied on a data source that is now restricted by GitHub's stargazer API limits. Point the chart and its link to an alternative provider that uses a different data source requiring no API token, so the chart renders correctly again.
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 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Additionally it is now relatively easy and quick to develop with [skaffold](http
 
 ## Star History
 
-[![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=kube-vip/kube-vip&type=Date)](https://star-history.com/#kube-vip/kube-vip&Date)
+[![Star History Chart](https://star-history.dera.page/svg?repos=kube-vip/kube-vip&type=Date)](https://star-history.dera.page/#kube-vip/kube-vip&type=date)
 [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.com/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fkube-vip%2Fkube-vip.svg?type=shield)](https://app.fossa.com/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fkube-vip%2Fkube-vip?ref=badge_shield)