App Platform

APL Console

## Getting started ### Step 1: Install the App Platform Install the App Platform on Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) or any other conformant Kubernetes cluster. The App Platform can be installed automatically when creating a new Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) cluster on Akamai Cloud. It can also be installed manually on LKE or any other conformant Kubernetes cluster. - [Automatic installation on LKE](https://techdocs.akamai.com/app-platform/docs/lke-automatic-install) - [Manual installation on LKE](https://techdocs.akamai.com/app-platform/docs/lke-manual-install) - [Custom installation on other Kubernetes services](https://techdocs.akamai.com/app-platform/docs/custom) ### Step 2: Post-installation steps After installing the App Platform on your Kubernetes cluster, review the [Post installation steps](https://techdocs.akamai.com/app-platform/docs/post-installation-steps) guide. There may be additional setup or initial configuration steps, such as locating your username and password. ### Step 3: Explore the App Platform with hands-on labs To learn how to use the App Platform, follow along with the [hands-on labs](https://techdocs.akamai.com/app-platform/docs/labs-overview). These tutorials are designed as walk-throughs for new users, instructing them on creating container images, code repositories, and workloads. In addition, learn how to monitor these items and implement basic security checks. ## App Platform supports **Developers** - With easy self-service. - Build OCI compliant images from source code. - Deploy containerized workloads the GitOps way using the provided quickstarts or BYO golden path templates. - Automatically update container images of workloads. - Publicly expose applications. - Get instant access to logs, metrics and traces. - Store images in a private registry. - Configure network policies, response headers and CNAMEs. - Check applications against a comprehensive set of built-in security policies. - Create and manage secrets. - Create private Git repositories and use the built-in CI/CD pipelines. **Platform Administrators** - With all the required platform capabilities when using Kubernetes. - Get all the required capabilities in a pre-configured, integrated and automated way. - Onboard development Teams in a comprehensive multi-tenant setup and make them self-serving. - Manage users. - Ensure governance with security policies. - Implement zero-trust networking. - Change the desired state of the platform based on Configuration-as-Code. - Support multi- and hybrid cloud PaaS. - Prevent cloud provider lock-in. - Implement full observability. - Comply with Disaster Recovery requirements. ## Integrations **Core Applications** Get instant access to the following pre-configured Kubernetes Apps: - [Istio](https://github.com/istio/istio): The service mesh framework with end-to-end transit encryption. - [Argo CD](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd): Declarative Continuous Deployment. - [Keycloak](https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak): Identity and access management for modern applications and services. - [Cert-manager](https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager) - Bring your own wildcard certificate or request one from Let's Encrypt. - [ExternalDNS](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns): Synchronize exposed ingresses with DNS providers. - [Tekton Pipeline](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline): K8s-style resources for declaring CI/CD pipelines. - [Tekton Triggers](https://github.com/tektoncd/triggers): Trigger pipelines from event payloads. - [Tekton Dashboard](https://github.com/tektoncd/dashboard): Web-based UI for Tekton Pipelines and Tekton Triggers. - [Gitea](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea): Self-hosted Git service. - [Cloudnative-pg](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg): Open source operator designed to manage PostgreSQL workloads. - [Sealed Secrets](https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets): Encrypt your Secret into a SealedSecret and store secrets in a Git repository. **Optional Applications** One-click activation of the following Kubernetes Apps: - [Knative](https://github.com/knative/serving): Deploy and manage serverless workloads. - [Prometheus](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus): Collecting container application metrics. - [Alertmanager](https://github.com/prometheus/alertmanager): Handle alerts send by Prometheus. - [Grafana](https://github.com/grafana/grafana): Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources. - [Grafana Loki](https://github.com/grafana/loki): Collecting container logs. - [Harbor](https://github.com/goharbor/harbor): Container image registry with role-based access control and image scanning. - [Kyverno](https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno): Kubernetes native policy management. - [Trivy Operator](https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-operator): Kubernetes-native security toolkit. - [OpenTelemetry](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator): Instrument, generate, collect, and export telemetry data to help you analyze your software’s performance and behavior. ## Documentation Check out the [App Platform documentation](https://techdocs.akamai.com/app-platform/docs/getting-started) on Akamai Techdocs. Maintainers can find the repository release process in [Release.md](Release.md). ## License App Platform is licensed under the [Apache 2.0 License](https://github.com/linode/apl-core/blob/main/LICENSE).