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Version: v1alpha5
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Tutorial

Overview 

Holos is a configuration management tool for Kubernetes implementing
the rendered manifests pattern. It handles configurations ranging
from single resources to multi-cluster platforms across regions.

Key components:

  * Platform schemas defining component integration
  * Building blocks unifying Helm, Kustomize and Kubernetes configs
    with CUE
  * BuildPlan pipeline for generating, transforming and validating
    manifests

Video 

The video below offers a basic overview of Holos by walking you
through the tooling gap at the Kubernetes integration layer and
demonstrating how to integrate multiple Helm charts using data from
CUE.

Holos' role in your organization 

Platform engineers use Holos to generate Kubernetes manifests, both
locally and in CI pipelines. The manifests are committed to version
control and deployed via GitOps tools like ArgoCD or Flux.

Holos integrates seamlessly with existing Helm charts, Kustomize
bases, and other version-controlled configurations.

Advantages of Holos 

Safe 

Holos leverages CUE for strong typing and validation of configuration
data, ensuring consistent output from Helm and other tools.

Consistent 

A unified pipeline processes all configurations - whether from CUE,
Helm, or Kustomize - through the same well-defined stages.

Flexible 

Composable building blocks for generation, transformation, validation
and integration let teams assemble workflows that match their needs.

The core is intentionally unopinionated about platform configuration
patterns. Common needs like environments and clusters are provided as
customizable topics recipes rather than enforced structures.

Getting Help 

Get support through our Discord channel or GitHub discussions.
Configuration challenges arise at all experience levels - we welcome
your questions and are here to help.

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Last updated on Dec 9, 2024 by Jeff McCune
 
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