# Ecosystem **URL:** https://discuss.kubernetes.io/c/announcements/announcements-eco/25.md [Latest](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/tags.md) --- ## [About the Ecosystem category](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/about-the-ecosystem-category/8706)
**Author:** [@castrojo](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/castrojo)\ **Replies:** 0
This category is for OSS cloud native projects to make announcements about releases, news, and events. --- ## [Ramjet-ingress: an ingress controller where a config change doesn't reload anything](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/ramjet-ingress-an-ingress-controller-where-a-config-change-doesnt-reload-anything/35159)
**Author:** [@hamdallah\_jodah](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/hamdallah_jodah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/ramjet-ingress-an-ingress-controller-where-a-config-change-doesnt-reload-anything/35159 "2026-09-21T08:07:55Z")
I’ve been building an ingress controller in Rust and would like feedback from people who operate ingress at scale. It implements the same Ingress API surface as ingress-nginx (same path semantics, same canary annotations… --- ## [Marsad — a desktop client built on "found none" and "nobody looked" being different answers](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/marsad-a-desktop-client-built-on-found-none-and-nobody-looked-being-different-answers/35157)
**Author:** [@hamdallah\_jodah](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/hamdallah_jodah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/marsad-a-desktop-client-built-on-found-none-and-nobody-looked-being-different-answers/35157 "2026-08-30T12:16:01Z")
I’ve been building a desktop Kubernetes client for about a year and released the first version this week. Rather than list what it does, I’d rather put the one design decision everything else follows from in front of p… --- ## [Introducing Flux Schema and the Ecosystem Catalog](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/introducing-flux-schema-and-the-ecosystem-catalog/34966)
**Author:** [@stefanprodan](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/stefanprodan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/introducing-flux-schema-and-the-ecosystem-catalog/34966 "2026-07-25T10:46:34Z")
Announcing Flux Schema a new Flux CLI plugin for validating Kubernetes manifests against JSON Schema and CEL rules using the same evaluation semantics as the Kubernetes API server. Alongside the plugin, we’re announcing… --- ## [OpenRun: Declarative internal tools deployment](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/openrun-declarative-internal-tools-deployment/34162)
**Author:** [@ajay](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/ajay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/openrun-declarative-internal-tools-deployment/34162 "2026-02-10T04:27:42Z")
I have been building a new project OpenRun for the last few years and recently added Kubernetes support. OpenRun is a declarative web app deployment platform, built for teams to deploy internal tools. Some of the unique… --- ## [\[Project\] StatefulSet Backup Operator v0.0.2 - Lightweight snapshot-based backups for StatefulSets](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/project-statefulset-backup-operator-v0-0-2-lightweight-snapshot-based-backups-for-statefulsets/33981)
**Author:** [@federicolepera](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/federicolepera)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/project-statefulset-backup-operator-v0-0-2-lightweight-snapshot-based-backups-for-statefulsets/33981 "2026-01-16T02:18:29Z")
Hi everyone! :waving\_hand: I’ve been working on a Kubernetes operator focused on a specific use case: automated backup and restore for StatefulSets using native VolumeSnapshot APIs. GitHub: https://github.com/federicol… --- ## [GPU orchestration on Kubernetes with dstack](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/gpu-orchestration-on-kubernetes-with-dstack/33323)
**Author:** [@peterschmidt85](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/peterschmidt85)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/gpu-orchestration-on-kubernetes-with-dstack/33323 "2025-10-02T15:16:18Z")
Hi everyone, We’ve just announced the beta release of dstack’s Kubernetes integration. This allows ML teams to orchestrate GPU workloads for development, training, and inference directly on Kubernetes — without relying … --- ## [Engineering-Focused Multi cluster Monitoring and Observability Survey](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/engineering-focused-multi-cluster-monitoring-and-observability-survey/32627)
**Author:** [@Pavanipriya](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Pavanipriya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/engineering-focused-multi-cluster-monitoring-and-observability-survey/32627 "2025-06-26T02:02:41Z")
Hi Everyone, The Kubernetes SIG Multicluster UX working group is gathering feedback from users, operators, and developers to better understand how multicluster Kubernetes environments are being used in real-world scenar… --- ## [Introducing k8s-mcp-server: A Lightweight Control Plane Interface for Kubernetes (Feedback Wanted!)](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/introducing-k8s-mcp-server-a-lightweight-control-plane-interface-for-kubernetes-feedback-wanted/32223)
**Author:** [@reza-gholizade](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/reza-gholizade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/introducing-k8s-mcp-server-a-lightweight-control-plane-interface-for-kubernetes-feedback-wanted/32223 "2025-06-13T10:06:31Z")
Hi everyone! :waving\_hand: I’ve been working on a lightweight Kubernetes MCP (Model Control Plane) server and would love to get your feedback. The project is called k8s-mcp-server (GitHub Repo) — it’s a small Go progra… --- ## [Syself Cluster API provider Hetzner: Looking for Feedback (before GA)](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/syself-cluster-api-provider-hetzner-looking-for-feedback-before-ga/29392)
**Author:** [@Thomas-Guettler](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Thomas-Guettler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/syself-cluster-api-provider-hetzner-looking-for-feedback-before-ga/29392 "2024-08-14T13:35:35Z")
Our Syself Cluster API provider Hetzner is in beta since August 2022. We want to reach GA (General Availability) soon. Before that we need your feedback! What are you missing? What features would you like to see? By … --- ## [Syself Kubernetes Cluster API Provider Hetzner v1.0.0-beta.41 released](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/syself-kubernetes-cluster-api-provider-hetzner-v1-0-0-beta-41-released/29327)
**Author:** [@Thomas-Guettler](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Thomas-Guettler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/syself-kubernetes-cluster-api-provider-hetzner-v1-0-0-beta-41-released/29327 "2024-08-08T12:46:59Z")
New Cluster API Provider Hetzner released We at Syself are proud to announce are new release of our Cluster AP Provider Hetzner. The Cluster API Provider Hetzner (CAPH) provides a way to declaratively create and manage … --- ## [CNCF project Akri usage survey and latest update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/cncf-project-akri-usage-survey-and-latest-update/28083)
**Author:** [@EthanChangAED](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/EthanChangAED)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/cncf-project-akri-usage-survey-and-latest-update/28083 "2024-04-30T14:50:56Z")
We are looking to improve Akri and want to learn more about your experience with it! Please help us with a 3 minutes survey if you have tried/evaluated Akri for leaf device discovery. For more information about Akri, vi… --- ## [How Flux and Pulumi give each other superpowers](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/how-flux-and-pulumi-give-each-other-superpowers/23078)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/how-flux-and-pulumi-give-each-other-superpowers/23078 "2024-04-09T13:10:59Z")
Cross-posted from How Flux and Pulumi give each other superpowers | Flux How Flux and Pulumi give each other superpowers Pulumi is an “Infrastructure as Code” tool that lets you specify your infrastructure as programs w… --- ## [MicroK8s v1.29 released!](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-v1-29-released/26433)
**Author:** [@Konstantinos\_Tsakalo](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Konstantinos_Tsakalo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-v1-29-released/26433 "2023-12-14T10:04:23Z")
MicroK8s is a Kubernetes cluster delivered as a single snap package - it can be installed on any Linux distribution which supports snaps, as well as macOS and Windows. With a quick install, easy upgrades and great securi… --- ## [Introducing loxilb: eBPF based cloud-native "external" load-balancer](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/introducing-loxilb-ebpf-based-cloud-native-external-load-balancer/24405)
**Author:** [@PacketCrunch](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/PacketCrunch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/introducing-loxilb-ebpf-based-cloud-native-external-load-balancer/24405 "2023-06-02T11:51:29Z")
Glad to introduce loxilb : https://github.com/loxilb-io/loxilb Website - loxilb.io loxilb is a modern open source software load-balancer for cloud-native workloads. It is designed to power services/apps deployed on-pr… --- ## [OSSChat now Support to answer Kubernetes questions for free](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/osschat-now-support-to-answer-kubernetes-questions-for-free/24274)
**Author:** [@James\_Luan](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/James_Luan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/osschat-now-support-to-answer-kubernetes-questions-for-free/24274 "2023-05-22T04:49:15Z")
OSSChat is a chatbot designed to assist open-source developers and users. It uses LLM and Vector databases to enhance open-source project documents and FAQs, enabling users to ask questions directly related to the OSSCha… --- ## [Flux: April 2023 Update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-april-2023-update/24078)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-april-2023-update/24078 "2023-05-03T09:35:32Z")
Cross-posted from April 2023 Update | Flux April 2023 Update As the Flux family of projects and its communities are growing, we strive to inform you each month about what has already landed, new possibilities which are … --- ## [Flux: How to use Weave GitOps as your Flux UI](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-how-to-use-weave-gitops-as-your-flux-ui/23742)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-how-to-use-weave-gitops-as-your-flux-ui/23742 "2023-04-05T14:17:53Z")
Cross-posted from How to use Weave GitOps as your Flux UI | Flux How to use Weave GitOps as your Flux UI Here comes the newest blog post in our ecosystem category. One of the key reasons to rewrite Flux was to break up t… --- ## [Flux: March 2023 Update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-march-2023-update/23707)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-march-2023-update/23707 "2023-04-03T14:53:55Z")
Cross-posted from March 2023 Update | Flux March 2023 Update As the Flux family of projects and its communities are growing, we strive to inform you each month about what has already landed, new possibilities which are … --- ## [Flux: February 2023 Update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-february-2023-update/23263)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-february-2023-update/23263 "2023-03-01T13:48:41Z")
Cross-posted from February 2023 Update | Flux February 2023 Update As the Flux family of projects and its communities are growing, we strive to inform you each month about what has already landed, new possibilities whic… --- ## [Flux: January 2023 Update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-january-2023-update/22910)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-january-2023-update/22910 "2023-02-01T09:57:46Z")
Cross-posted from https://fluxcd.io/blog/2023/02/january-2023-update/ January 2023 Update As the Flux family of projects and its communities are growing, we strive to inform you each month about what has already landed, … --- ## [Kiae: Let's built an open-source cloud platform completely based on Kubernetes and Istio](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/kiae-lets-built-an-open-source-cloud-platform-completely-based-on-kubernetes-and-istio/22547)
**Author:** [@saltbo](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/saltbo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/kiae-lets-built-an-open-source-cloud-platform-completely-based-on-kubernetes-and-istio/22547 "2023-01-04T02:04:11Z")
What is Kiae? Kiae is a CloudNative Application Develop Platform base on Kubernetes and Istio. Why Kiae? Kubernetes and Istio are declarative softwares, and they are professional. So they are difficult to use for the ap… --- ## [MicroK8s v1.26 released!](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-v1-26-released/22275)
**Author:** [@kjackal](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/kjackal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-v1-26-released/22275 "2022-12-12T11:08:41Z")
MicroK8s is a Kubernetes cluster delivered as a single snap package - it can be installed on any Linux distribution which supports snaps, as well as macOS and Windows. With a quick install, easy upgrades and great securi… --- ## [Flux: November 2022 Update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-november-2022-update/22204)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-november-2022-update/22204 "2022-12-06T09:42:43Z")
Cross-posted from November 2022 Update | Flux Flux November 2022 Update As the Flux family of projects and its communities are growing, we strive to inform you each month about what has already landed, new possibilities … --- ## [Flux is a CNCF Graduated project](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-is-a-cncf-graduated-project/22148)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-is-a-cncf-graduated-project/22148 "2022-11-30T17:13:39Z")
Cross-posted from https://fluxcd.io/blog/2022/11/flux-is-a-cncf-graduated-project/ Flux is a CNCF Graduated project Flux has graduated Today is a very exciting day for the Flux community! Flux is now a graduated proj… --- ## [Do not use the Boulegueur in production!](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/do-not-use-the-boulegueur-in-production/21880)
**Author:** [@jpcarmona](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/jpcarmona)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/do-not-use-the-boulegueur-in-production/21880 "2022-11-08T20:32:08Z")
So I appreciate Kubernetes at work and looove Unity for side (game) projects. I got the idea to mix them and I’m proud to present you yet another useless Kubernetes tool called Boulegueur (shaker in Provençal / a dia… --- ## [Flux: October 2022 Update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-october-2022-update/21815)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-october-2022-update/21815 "2022-11-02T14:19:22Z")
Cross-posted from October 2022 Update | Flux October 2022 Update As the Flux family of projects and its communities are growing, we strive to inform you each month about what has already landed, new possibilities which a… --- ## [Flux: September 2022 Update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-september-2022-update/21524)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-september-2022-update/21524 "2022-10-05T09:58:55Z")
Cross-posted from September 2022 Update | Flux September 2022 Update As the Flux family of projects and its communities are growing, we strive to inform you each month about what has already landed, new possibilities wh… --- ## [Flux Ecosystem: GitOps Without Leaving your IDE](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-ecosystem-gitops-without-leaving-your-ide/21475)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-ecosystem-gitops-without-leaving-your-ide/21475 "2022-09-30T07:59:22Z")
Cross-posted from GitOps Without Leaving your IDE | Flux GitOps Without Leaving your IDE By juozasg & dholbach | 2022-09-28 Welcome to the second blog post in our Flux Ecosystem category! This time we are talking about … --- ## [Flux: August 2022 Update](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-august-2022-update/21196)
**Author:** [@dholbach](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/dholbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/flux-august-2022-update/21196 "2022-09-06T15:48:59Z")
Cross-posted from August 2022 Update | Flux August 2022 Update As the Flux family of projects and its communities are growing, we strive to inform you each month about what has already landed, new possibilities which are… [Next page](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/c/announcements/announcements-eco/25.md?page=1)