We can all agree that containerization technology has been highly adopted in the past decade. This is due to the fact that almost all organizations around the world have decided to modernize their existing applications for cloud use. Containerization is the packaging software code with all the required dependencies in a lightweight executable. Containers can be run using tools like docker, Podman, Kubernetes e.t.c
Kubernetes(k8s) is a free and open-source container orchestration tool that works by distributing the workload across a cluster of hosts. It also automates the container networking needs, storage, and persistent volumes while maintaining the desired container state.
When a Kubernetes environment grows, it can be hard to manage. This creates a high need for Kubernetes management tools. The available tools in the market include K9s, Weave scope, Dashboard + Kubectl + Kubeadm, KubeSpray, Kontena Lens, WKSctl, Rancher, Portainer, Headlamp, Konstellate e.t.c
KubeSphere is a distributed operating system that has a commitment to providing a plug-and-play architecture for cloud-native application management with Kubernetes as its kernel. This multi-tenant enterprise-grade platform has full-stack automated IT operations and streamlined DevOps workflows. It has a user-friendly web UI to help users build robust and feature-rich platforms. It also makes common functions such as resource management, DevOps (CI/CD), monitoring, logging, service mesh, multi-tenancy, auditing, alerting and notification, application lifecycle management, multi-cluster deployment, access control, storage and networking, autoscaling, registry management, and security management more effortless.
One of the fantastic features is that it allows third-party applications to integrate seamlessly into its ecosystem. Other features include:
- Open Source: with its open-source model, developments can be easily enhanced. Its source code is available on GitHub