Kuberise.io Workshop Introduction

What is Kuberise.io?

• An open-source Internal Developer Platform (IDP) for Kubernetes
• Built on GitOps principles and CNCF landscape projects
• Single command installation
• Zero vendor lock-in approach
• Integrates popular open-source tools

Core Problems It Solves

• Reduces platform setup time from months to minutes
• Eliminates need for specialized platform engineering teams
• Standardizes development environments
• Simplifies Kubernetes complexity for developers
• Provides self-service capabilities

Architecture Overview

• GitOps-based deployment using ArgoCD
• App of Apps pattern for managing components
• Two main deployment categories:
  • Platform Tools (monitoring, security, etc.)
  • Developer Applications (microservices)
• Supports multiple environments (dev, test, prod)
• Can run on single or multiple clusters

Key Components

Observability

• Grafana for dashboards
• Prometheus for metrics
• Loki for logs
• Promtail for log collection

Security & Auth

• Keycloak for authentication/authorization/SSO
• Cert-Manager for SSL/TLS
• Sealed-Secrets for encryption
• HashiCorp Vault integration
• External-Secrets for secret management
• Kyverno for policy management
• OAuth2 Proxy for reverse proxy

Networking

• Ingress-NGINX controller for ingress
• External-DNS for DNS management
• MetalLB for load balancing
• Cilium for networking and security

Data Services

• PostgreSQL databases
• PgAdmin for database management

DevOps Tools

• ArgoCD for GitOps
• Gitea for source control
• ArgoCD Image Updater for automated deployments
• Generic-Deployment Helm Chart for application deployments

Data Tools

• Postgres databases
• Redis for in-memory database
• PgAdmin for database management

FinOps

• OpenCost for cost management

Folder Structure

• /app-of-apps: Main application definitions
• /templates: Reusable deployment templates
• /values: Environment-specific configurations
  • Separate folders for each platform or environment
• /scripts: Installation and management scripts

Supported Platforms

Cloud Providers

• Amazon EKS
• Azure AKS
• Google GKE
• Other Managed Kubernetes Services

Local Development

• Minikube
• KIND
• K3s
• Standard Kubernetes

Benefits

• Faster time to market
• Cost reduction
• Consistent environments
• Built-in best practices
• Self-service capabilities
• Complete observability
• Secure by default

How It Works

1. Fork Kuberise.io repository as your GitOps repository
2. Configure environment values
3. Run installation script
4. It installs ArgoCD and app-of-apps pattern
5. ArgoCD deploys all components and configurations
6. Add the developer applications

Installation Example

./scripts/install.sh [CONTEXT] [NAME] [REPO_URL] [REVISION] [DOMAIN] [TOKEN]

Getting Started

• Documentation: kuberise.io/docs
• Community: Slack
• Source: GitHub

CNCF Overview

What is CNCF?

• Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is part of the Linux Foundation
• Hosts and nurtures cloud native open source projects
• Promotes cloud native computing through collaboration and education
• Serves as the vendor-neutral home for many critical cloud native projects

CNCF Project Stages

1. Sandbox
   • Early-stage projects
   • Encourages innovation and experimentation
   • Minimal barriers to entry
     • Simplified application process
     • Basic governance requirements
     • Early-stage codebase accepted
     • No strict adoption requirements
2. Incubating
   • Projects with growing adoption
   • Defined governance and committer process
   • Demonstrates thriving community
3. Graduated
   • Mature, production-ready projects
   • Widely adopted in production
   • Examples: Kubernetes, Prometheus, Envoy

Key Activities

• Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) governance
• Project maintainer support and mentorship
• Security audit programs
• Certification programs (CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA, KCSA)
• Documentation and best practices

CNCF Events

• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon
  • North America, Europe, China
  • Largest open source developer conferences
• Platform Engineering Day
• Kubernetes Community Days (KCD)
• CiliumCon
• ArgoCon

Training & Certification

• Kubernetes Certifications
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
  • Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
  • Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA)
• Training Partners Program
• Free training resources and tutorials
• Hands-on workshops and labs

Community Engagement

• CNCF Ambassador Program
• Meetup Program
• Mentoring initiatives
• Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• Working Groups
• End User Community