Platform Concepts
Console-first workflow
Section titled “Console-first workflow”Today, Kupe Cloud is operated through the console for:
- Cluster create, upgrade, and delete
- Workload visibility and troubleshooting
- CLI access and day-2 operations
Terraform provider and public API are planned, but not yet generally available.
Cluster lifecycle
Section titled “Cluster lifecycle”Every cluster follows a clear lifecycle:
PendingorProvisioningduring creationRunningwhen ready for workloadsUpgradingduring platform-managed Kubernetes upgradesTerminatingwhen being deleted
Treat lifecycle phases as gates for automation and changes.
GitOps by default
Section titled “GitOps by default”Application delivery is Git-driven using Argo CD:
- Git is the source of truth.
- Argo reconciles desired and live state.
- Drift is visible and can be self-healed.
Networking model
Section titled “Networking model”Traffic management is based on Kubernetes Gateway API resources:
Gatewayprovides ingress infrastructure.HTTPRoutedefines app routing behavior.- DNS and certificates should be automated for production paths.
Observability model
Section titled “Observability model”Operate every workload with a standard triage path:
- Dashboards and alerts for high-level health.
- Metrics for trend and saturation analysis.
- Logs and events for root-cause detail.