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date: 2024-06-19
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# Kubean

Kubean is a cluster lifecycle management tool built on top of Kubespray.

- Easy to use: Deploy Kubean and manage Kubernetes clusters' robust lifecycles through declarative APIs.
- Offline support: Each version includes offline packages (OS packages, images, binaries) so you don't have to worry about gathering the required resources.
- Compatibility: Supports multi-architecture delivery including AMD, ARM, common Linux distributions, and the Kylin operating system based on Kunpeng architecture.
- Scalability: Allows customization of clusters using native Kubespray features.

![cncf gophers](./images/cncf-gophers.png)

**Kubean is part of the [CNCF](https://cncf.io/) Sandbox projects.**

## Install

Installation demo:

![quick_start_image](https://docs.daocloud.io/daocloud-docs-images/docs/community/images/quick_start.gif)

See the [Kubean installation video demo](https://asciinema.org/a/511386).

## Kubernetes Compatibility

| Kubernetes Version | Kubean v0.7.4 | Kubean v0.6.6 | Kubean v0.5.4 | Kubean v0.4.5 | Kubean v0.4.4 |
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| 1.27               | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              |
| 1.26               | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              |
| 1.25               | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              |
| 1.24               | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              |
| 1.23               | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              |
| 1.22               | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              |
| 1.21               | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              |
| 1.20               | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              | ✓              |

[Kubean releases](https://github.com/kubean-io/kubean/releases){ .md-button }
[Explore Kubean community](https://github.com/kubean-io/kubean){ .md-button }

![cncf logo](./images/cncf.png)

<p align="center">
Kubean is listed in the <a href="https://landscape.cncf.io/?selected=kubean">CNCF Cloud Native Landscape</a>.
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