Spinnaker is an open-source, multi-cloud continuous delivery platform that helps you release software changes with high velocity and confidence. Open sourced by Netflix and heavily contributed to by Google, it supports all major cloud vendors (AWS, Azure, App Engine, Openstack, etc.) including Kubernetes.
Also question is, can Spinnaker replace Jenkins?
Spinnaker cannot replace Jenkins as a CI tool, but Spinnaker can make the deployment to the cloud process much more straightforward.
Keeping this in view, how do you deploy a Spinnaker?
How to deploy Spinnaker on Kubernetes: a quick and dirty guide
- Create a Kubernetes cluster. …
- Create the Kubernetes objects Spinnaker will need to run properly.
- Create a single pod that will be used to coordinate the deployment of Spinnaker itself.
- Configure the Spinnaker deployment.
- Deploy Spinnaker.
Is Kubernetes the future?
The future of Kubernetes is in the custom resource definitions (CRDs) and abstractions which we build on top of Kubernetes and make available to users through CRDs. Kubernetes becomes a control plane for abstractions, and it’s the CRDs of these abstractions that developers should focus on.
Is Spinnaker still used?
Spinnaker is used in production by thousands of organizations around the world to automate their software delivery process, and used by developers, testers, SREs to deploy hundreds of changes a day. Spinnaker is supported by a large community including AWS, Google, Azure, Oracle, SAP, Cisco, Netflix, etc.
What are projects in Spinnaker?
Projects provide an aggregated view of a collection of applications, but that’s about it. If you’re only interested in a subset of applications managed by Spinnaker, it’s a decent way to manage them.
What is better than Kubernetes?
The primary options you can choose instead of Kubernetes are: Container as a Service (CaaS)—services like AWS Fargate and Azure Container Instances, which allow you to manage containers at scale without the complex orchestration capabilities provided by Kubernetes.
What is halyard Spinnaker?
Halyard is a command-line administration tool that manages the lifecycle of your Spinnaker deployment, including writing & validating your deployment’s configuration, deploying each of Spinnaker’s microservices, and updating the deployment.
What is Spinnaker in Kubernetes?
Spinnaker is an open-source, multi-cloud deployment tool for releasing software changes reliably. You can deploy and automate your application release across multiple cloud environments including Kubernetes, AWS EC2, Google Computer Engine, Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure and many more.
What is Spinnaker pipeline?
A pipeline is a sequence of stages provided by Spinnaker, ranging from functions that manipulate infrastructure (deploy, resize, disable) as well as utility scaffolding functions (manual judgment, wait, run Jenkins job) that together precisely define your runbook for managing your deployments.
What is the use of Spinnaker?
Spinnaker is a tool used for Application Management and Application Deployment, targeted towards cloud services. For application management, Spinnaker uses concepts like “Applications”, “Clusters” and “Server Groups” to describe and group deployed services.
What will replace Kubernetes?
A promising cloud technology that may become widely accepted after Kubernetes is micro VM Kubernetes distributions. AWS Firecracker is the most popular of micro VM Kubernetes, which packages micro virtual machines into a Kubernetes cluster to enhance the security, workload isolation, and efficiency of resources.
Who is competitor for Kubernetes?
Docker Swarm, Nomad, OpenStack, Rancher, and Docker Compose are the most popular alternatives and competitors to Kubernetes.
Who uses Spinnaker?
Companies Currently Using Spinnaker
| Company Name | Website | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | microsoft.com | US |
| Wells Fargo | wellsfargo.com | US |
| Apple | apple.com | US |
| Salesforce | salesforce.com | US |