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Multi-cluster Configuration Management for Edge, Multi-Cloud, and Hybrid Cloud

KubeStellar is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Sandbox project that simplifies the deployment and configuration of applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters. It provides a seamless experience akin to using a single cluster, and it integrates with the tools you’re already familiar with, eliminating the need to modify existing resources.

KubeStellar is particularly beneficial if you’re currently deploying in a single cluster and are looking to expand to multiple clusters, or if you’re already using multiple clusters and are seeking a more streamlined developer experience.

The use of multiple clusters offers several advantages, including:

• Separation of environments (e.g., development, testing, staging)
• Isolation of groups, teams, or departments
• Compliance with enterprise security or data governance requirements
• Enhanced resiliency, including across different clouds
• Improved resource availability
• Access to heterogeneous resources
• Capability to run applications on the edge, including in disconnected environments

In a single-cluster setup, developers typically access the cluster and deploy Kubernetes objects directly. Without KubeStellar, multiple clusters are usually deployed and configured individually, which can be time-consuming and complex.

KubeStellar simplifies this process by allowing developers to define a binding policy between clusters and Kubernetes objects. It then uses your regular single-cluster tooling to deploy and configure each cluster based on these binding policies, making multi-cluster operations as straightforward as managing a single cluster. This approach enhances productivity and efficiency, making KubeStellar a valuable tool in a multi-cluster Kubernetes environment.

Getting Started

See the Getting Started setup guide for getting started with kicking the tires.

Contributing

We ❤️ our contributors! If you’re interested in helping us out, please head over to our Contributing guide.

Getting in touch

There are several ways to communicate with us:

Instantly get access to our documents and meeting invites http://kubestellar.io/joinus 

• The #kubestellar-dev channel in the CNCF Slack workspace 
• Our mailing lists:
  • kubestellar-dev  for development discussions
  • kubestellar-users  for discussions among users and potential users
• Subscribe to the community calendar  for community meetings and events
  • The kubestellar-dev  mailing list is subscribed to this calendar
• See recordings of past KubeStellar community meetings on YouTube 
• See upcoming  and past  community meeting agendas and notes
• Browse the shared Google Drive  to share design docs, notes, etc.
  • Members of the kubestellar-dev  mailing list can view this drive
• Read our documentation
• Follow us on:
  • LinkedIn - #kubestellar 
  • Medium - kubestellar.medium.com 

Release Notes

For detailed, summaries of each release—including new features, bug fixes, and breaking changes—please visit our release notes page:

https://docs.kubestellar.io/unreleased-development/direct/release-notes/ 

❤️ Contributors

Thanks go to these wonderful people:

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Jun Duan 👀	Braulio Dumba 👀	Mike Spreitzer 👀	Paolo Dettori 👀	Andy Anderson 👀	Franco Stellari 👀	Ezra Silvera 👀
Bob Filepp 👀	Effi Ofer 👀	Maria Camila Ruiz Cardenas 👀	Andrey Odarenko 👀	Aashni Manroa 👀	Kevin Roche 👀	Nick Masluk 👀
Francois Abel 👀	Nir Rozenbaum 👀	Maroon Ayoub 👀	Graham White 👀

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