Kraken Applications¶

Welcome to the comprehensive documentation for Kraken Applications – a collection of reference manifests and interactive guides for deploying virtual machines and applications using the Kraken infrastructure automation platform.

What is Kraken?¶

Kraken is an infrastructure automation platform that simplifies the deployment and management of virtual machines on Scale Computing's HyperCore infrastructure. Using declarative YAML manifests, Kraken enables you to define, version, and deploy complete application stacks with ease.

Key Features¶

• Declarative Infrastructure: Define your entire infrastructure as code using YAML manifests
• Template-Based Deployment: Leverage proven templates for common deployment patterns
• Multi-VM Applications: Deploy complex applications spanning multiple virtual machines
• Cloud-Init Integration: Automated VM initialization and configuration
• Asset Management: Centralized management of disk images and other resources
• Production Ready: Battle-tested manifests used in production environments

How It Works¶

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant FleetManager as Fleet Manager UI
    participant PubSub as Google Pub/Sub
    participant KrakenAPI as Kraken Core API
    participant Pulumi as Pulumi Engine
    participant HyperCore as HyperCore Cluster

    User->>FleetManager: Submit Manifest
    FleetManager->>PubSub: Publish Event
    PubSub->>KrakenAPI: Process Event
    KrakenAPI->>KrakenAPI: Validate Manifest
    KrakenAPI->>Pulumi: Execute Deployment
    Pulumi->>HyperCore: Provision Resources
    HyperCore->>Pulumi: Confirm Creation
    Pulumi->>KrakenAPI: Report Status
    KrakenAPI->>FleetManager: Update Status
    FleetManager->>User: Show Results

Quick Start¶

Get started with Kraken Applications in just a few steps:

1. Browse Examples - Explore ready-to-use manifest templates
2. Read the Specification - Understand the manifest format
3. Deploy Your First App - Follow our quick start guide
4. Learn Best Practices - Optimize your deployments

Documentation Structure¶

This documentation is organized into several sections:

• Getting Started - Introduction and setup guides
• Manifest Specification - Complete API reference
• Examples - Real-world deployment examples
• Best Practices - Optimization and security guides
• Manifest Specification - Technical specification documentation

Community and Support¶

• GitHub: kraken-applications
• Issues: Report bugs and request features via slack at #kraken-users
• Contributing: [Help improve the documentation] (https://github.com/ScaleComputing/kraken-applications/issues)

Ready to get started? Head over to our Quick Start Guide to deploy your first Kraken application.