boatswain

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Boatswain (bow·sn)

About

A kubernetes-native CD tool with first-class support for Helm v3.

Design

• Kubernetes native technologies
  • Angular frontend
  • Go backend
• First Class Helm Support
  • Easy to use helm chart with high configurability when desired.
  • Simple out of the box experience.
• Multiple Run Configurations
  • Run locally/as a single binary.
  • Run in Kubernetes as a collection of microservices with a single entrypoint.
• Canary strategy as first class object.
  • First class istio support
  • Debug canaries
  • Pre-merge canaries
  • Upgrades done with canaries
• SCM Plugins
  • AZDO integration for PRs
  • Github actions
  • Webhook calls/repository triggers
• CD tools/flows
  • Canary upgrades/testing
  • Automatic environment promotion based on conditions
  • Manual promotion when desired

Components

• Triton
  • Angular client
  • Observability/Run logs
  • Dev debug setup
• Mate
  • Envoy proxy/routing
• Leviathan
  • Single binary version
• Kraken
  • Kube management
  • Kube monitoring
• Poseidon
  • Repo plugin
    • Helm
    • Docker
• Gyrados
  • Canary/CD flow management
  • Deployment running
  • Test running
• Cthulu
  • Azure DevOps SCM plugin
  • Github SCM plugin

Roadmap

• 0.4
  • Service health checks
  • Dev/debug canaries
  • mongodb security (for helm)
• 0.5
  • Cthulu first cut
    • azdo plugin
    • triggers
    • PR canaries
• 0.6
  • Change logs/history