App Platform for LKE integrates a suite of trusted open source tools — preconfigured to simplify Kubernetes operations, security, and deployment.
Pre-built open source platform: Integrated and production-ready
App Platform for LKE is pre-engineered, so you can quickly go from code to a running containerized app. Use open source templates, customize freely, and keep your stack portable without all the wiring. It’s your stack — we get you started to reduce your overhead.
Save months of integration with an extensible platform
How App Platform for LKE works
Spin up a production-ready Kubernetes stack instantly with 30+ CNCF tools pre-integrated — no setup, manual config, or YAML wiring required.
Core features
- Launch applications with curated Helm charts and templates that define standardized, production-ready deployment paths
- Expose and secure apps automatically using built-in NGINX ingress, network policies, and configurable headers or CNAMEs
- Empower teams to deploy independently in multi-tenant environments while maintaining governance and consistency.
- Build and manage OCI-compliant container images automatically through integrated CI/CD pipelines and a private registry
- Gain complete visibility into builds, deployments, and runtime services with unified logs, metrics, and traces
- Ensure security and compliance, scan for vulnerabilities, and manage secrets with integrated vaults and access controls
- Automate config and state management using GitOps workflows and operators to keep deployments consistent and updated
- Extend and customize platform behavior through full API access, open standards, and portable manifests
- Simplify operations by automating lifecycle management for 30+ integrated open source tools
Integrated open source
App Platform for LKE vs. DIY
Building your own developer platform takes years. App Platform for LKE lets you skip the heavy lifting, launch faster, and focus on delivering value.
Capability |
App Platform for LKE |
DIY Kubernetes |
|---|---|---|
Setup time |
20 minutes |
Weeks/Months/Years |
CNCF tools included |
30+ |
0 (DIY) |
Multi-tenancy/RBAC |
Full automation |
Manual config |
GitOps integration |
Argo CD + Tekton |
Build yourself |
Security scanning |
Harbor, Falco, Kyverno, Trivy |
Add-on |
Observability |
Full stack included |
Build stack |
Service catalog |
PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ |
None |
Total cost of ownership |
LKE resources only — no licenses, no maintenance, faster releases |
Multiple engineers, licenses, maintenance, and lost feature time |
Kubernetes access |
Progressive disclosure |
Full complexity |
App Platform for LKE Use Cases
Build and launch distributed apps faster
Multi-team development
Internal developer platform foundation
Build and launch distributed apps faster
When you’re building a new distributed app, setting up databases, message queues, a service mesh, and observability shouldn’t take months. App Platform for LKE gives you a working setup from day one — Istio is already configured, PostgreSQL and Redis are one-click adds, and Tempo tracks requests across services.
You can focus on writing code and shipping features instead of wiring infrastructure. Ideal for SaaS or real-time apps that need a database, cache, message queue, and tracing — all without managing a pile of YAML or vendor-specific tools.
Multi-team development
When multiple teams share a cluster, it’s easy to step on each other’s work. One team’s deployment can break another’s, and managing permissions quickly becomes a headache.
App Platform for LKE isolates each team in its own namespace and sets up RBAC automatically. Front-end, back-end, and data teams can deploy using their own templates without getting in each other’s way, while platform engineers keep control of policies and governance from one place. It keeps things organized without adding red tape.
Internal developer platform foundation
Building an IDP is harder than it looks. Connecting CI/CD, security, and observability tools takes months — even years.
App Platform for LKE gives you a ready foundation of 30+ CNCF tools that already work together. Extend it with your own Golden Paths and APIs to deliver self-service environments fast — without spending months wiring everything yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Not at all. App Platform for LKE gives you a simple, streamlined experience when you want it, but you still get full kubectl access and complete visibility into everything running underneath. Nothing is hidden.
Absolutely. You get 30+ pre-integrated CNCF tools out of the box, and you can easily add your own with Helm or Operators. The platform adds flexibility, not restrictions.
No lock-in here. Everything deploys as standard Kubernetes resources, so your manifests work on any conformant cluster. We use open source CNCF projects only — never proprietary ones.
We take care of the hard parts for you. Our team manages and tests updates across 30+ tools, stages them safely, and rolls them out. You stay current without the chaos.
Of course. You can plug in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or any pipeline you already love. We also include ArgoCD and Tekton if you want built-in options that just work.
Not much. Developers get an easy interface to build and deploy, while platform engineers have full Kubernetes access for advanced configuration.
App Platform for LKE includes automated rollbacks, and can detect and revert failed updates. You stay protected from downtime while keeping deployments fast.