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Kuberise.io Introduction

Get to know Kuberise.io — an open-source Internal Developer Platform that reduces Kubernetes setup from months to minutes with GitOps, pre-configured tools, and self-service capabilities.

What Is Kuberise.io?

Kuberise.io is an open-source Internal Developer Platform (IDP) for Kubernetes that brings together popular CNCF projects into a cohesive, ready-to-deploy platform:

Single command installation — get a fully functional platform in minutes
Built on GitOps principles using ArgoCD
Integrates popular open-source tools from the CNCF landscape
Zero vendor lock-in — runs on any Kubernetes cluster, any cloud

Core Problems It Solves

Challenge	How Kuberise.io Helps
Platform setup takes months	Reduces to minutes with automated installation
Requires specialized platform teams	Pre-configured with best practices out of the box
Inconsistent environments	Same templates, different values per environment
Kubernetes complexity for developers	Self-service with sensible defaults
Tool fragmentation across teams	Standardized, unified platform for everyone

Architecture Overview

Kuberise.io uses a GitOps-based architecture with ArgoCD at its core:

App-of-Apps pattern — a single root ArgoCD Application manages all platform components
Two deployment categories:
1. Platform Tools — monitoring, security, networking, data services
2. Developer Applications — business microservices
Multi-environment support — dev, test, staging, production
Multi-cluster capable — single or multiple Kubernetes clusters

Key Components

Observability

Tool	Purpose
Grafana	Dashboards and visualization
Prometheus	Metrics collection and alerting
Loki	Log aggregation
Promtail	Log collection from pods and nodes

Security and Authentication

Tool	Purpose
Keycloak	Authentication, authorization, and SSO
Cert-Manager	Automated SSL/TLS certificate management
External-Secrets	Sync secrets from external providers
Sealed Secrets	Encrypt secrets for Git storage
HashiCorp Vault	Enterprise secret management
Kyverno	Kubernetes policy enforcement
OAuth2 Proxy	Authentication reverse proxy

Networking

Tool	Purpose
Ingress-NGINX	HTTP/HTTPS traffic routing
ExternalDNS	Automatic DNS record management
MetalLB	Load balancing for bare-metal clusters
Cilium	Advanced networking and network policies

Data Services

Tool	Purpose
CloudNativePG	Managed PostgreSQL databases
PgAdmin	Database administration UI
Redis	In-memory data store

DevOps Tools

Tool	Purpose
ArgoCD	GitOps continuous delivery
Gitea	Self-hosted Git repositories
ArgoCD Image Updater	Automated container image updates
Generic-Deployment Chart	Reusable Helm chart for app deployments

FinOps

Tool	Purpose
OpenCost	Kubernetes cost monitoring and allocation

Repository Structure

kuberise.io/
├── app-of-apps/         # Root ArgoCD Application definitions
├── charts/              # Local Helm charts for custom components
├── values/
│   ├── defaults/        # Default configurations for all clusters
│   └── {cluster}/       # Cluster-specific overrides
└── scripts/             # Installation and management scripts

Supported Platforms

Cloud Providers

Amazon EKS
Azure AKS
Google GKE
Any managed Kubernetes service

Local Development

Minikube
Kind
K3s / K3d
Docker Desktop / OrbStack

Benefits

Faster time to market — developers start coding immediately
Cost reduction — no need to build a platform from scratch
Consistent environments — same platform across dev, test, and production
Built-in best practices — security, monitoring, and deployment patterns
Self-service — developers get what they need without waiting
Complete observability — metrics, logs, and dashboards from day one
Secure by default — TLS, RBAC, policy enforcement, and secret management

How It Works

Fork the Kuberise.io repository as your GitOps source
Configure environment-specific values
Run the installation script
ArgoCD is installed and deploys the app-of-apps pattern
All platform components are automatically deployed and configured
Add your applications — deploy business services through the same workflow

Installation

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

Parameter	Description
`CONTEXT`	Kubernetes context name
`NAME`	Cluster name (matches values directory)
`REPO_URL`	Git repository URL
`REVISION`	Branch, tag, or commit SHA
`DOMAIN`	Base domain for all services
`TOKEN`	Optional Git token for private repos

Getting Started

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

About the CNCF

What Is CNCF?

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is part of the Linux Foundation. It hosts and nurtures open-source projects that power cloud-native computing — including Kubernetes itself.

Project Maturity Stages

Stage	Description	Examples
Sandbox	Early-stage, experimental projects	New and innovative tools
Incubating	Growing adoption, defined governance	Established community projects
Graduated	Production-ready, widely adopted	Kubernetes, Prometheus, Envoy

Certifications

The CNCF offers professional certifications for Kubernetes practitioners:

CKA — Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CKAD — Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
CKS — Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
KCNA — Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
KCSA — Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate

Major Events

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon — the largest open-source developer conference (North America, Europe, China)
Platform Engineering Day, ArgoCon, CiliumCon
Kubernetes Community Days (KCD)

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A comprehensive hands-on workshop covering Kubernetes fundamentals — from containers and core components to deploying applications with kubectl and Helm.

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