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App Platform for LKE Documentation

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Documentation for App Platform for LKE, covering key benefits and disaster recovery requirements.

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What's inside App Platform for LKE

  1. Overview of App Platform for LKE

    App Platform is a pre-built Kubernetes developer platform designed to accelerate the deployment, management, and security of containerized workloads. It integrates a stack of open-source CNCF projects into a single self-service portal, combining developer-centric and operations-centric tooling. While optimized for Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE), it can be manually installed on any conformant Kubernetes cluster.

  2. Developer workflows in App Platform

    App Platform enables developers to perform the following tasks via its portal and integrated tools:

    • Build OCI-compliant images from source code and store them in a private registry.
    • Deploy containerized workloads using GitOps via quickstarts or custom golden path templates.
    • Automatically update container images for workloads.
    • Publicly expose applications and configure CNAMEs, response headers, and network policies.
    • Access observability data, including logs, metrics, and traces.
    • Manage secrets and utilize built-in CI/CD pipelines with private Git repositories.
    • Validate applications against built-in security policies.

  3. Administrative and Governance features of App Platform

    Administrators can manage the platform using the following features:

    • Multi-tenancy: Onboard multiple development teams to a single shared cluster.
    • Governance & Security: Implement security policies and zero-trust networking.
    • Configuration-as-Code: Change the desired state of the platform using a declarative architecture.
    • Cloud Strategy: Support hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios to prevent provider lock-in.
    • Operations: Implement full observability and meet disaster recovery requirements.

  4. Core capabilities of App Platform for LKE

    App Platform provides a comprehensive suite of tools for cloud-native application management, including:

    • Self-Service Portal: Allows developers to deploy workloads from Helm charts, build images, and expose services publicly.
    • Helm Chart Catalog: Provides 'golden path' templates that can be customized, added, or removed.
    • Infrastructure Management: Uses Kubernetes Operators and GitOps to manage platform state via configuration-as-code.
    • Integrated Stack: A pre-configured set of open-source Kubernetes projects for production-ready capabilities.