Build an Internal Developer Platform (IDP)
What is an Internal Developer Platform?
There are many definitions around what an Internal Developer Platform or as commonly known IDP is. An easy-to-understand definition from Atlassian is the following:
An internal developer platform (IDP) is a self-service interface between developers and the underlying infrastructure, tools, and processes required to build, deploy, and manage software applications.
Sveltos Event Framework and IDP
On top of managing add-ons and applications, Sveltos can be used as a framework to build an Internal Developer Platform. Sveltos Event Framework allows platform teams to define events, and respond to events by deploying resources.
How it works?
Imagine an event like the creation of a new service or a namespace in a specified cluster. Sveltos can automatically respond to such events by deploying new resources either within the same cluster or across different clusters.
This cross-cluster feature makes it easy to automate tasks across different clusters. For example, when a namespace with a specific label is created in a cluster, Sveltos can automatically set up a new database in a dedicated cluster reserved for databases.
For easy to follow deployment examples, check out the Event Framework Section.
Sveltos and NATS Integration
NATS is a lightweight, high-performance messaging system optimized for speed and scalability. It excels at publish/subscribe communication. JetStream enhances NATS with robust streaming and data management features, including message persistence, flow control, and ordered delivery, creating a powerful platform for modern distributed systems.
With this integration in place, Sveltos can connect to a NATS server and listen for CloudEvents published on NATS subjects. That means Sveltos is not limited to events related to Kubernetes resources!
Sveltos in Action: Real-World Scenarios
👉 How to Create Event-Driven Resources in Kubernetes by Colin Lacy
👉 Automate vCluster Management in EKS with Sveltos and Helm by Colin Lacy
👉 Building Your Own Event-Driven Internal Developer Platform with GitOps and Sveltos by Artem Lajko
👉 Click-to-Cluster: GitOps EKS Provisioning by Gianluca Mardente