KCP-Edge

consistent, heterogeneous, and scalable edge configuration management

   

Overview

KCP-Edge is a subproject of kcp focusing on concerns arising from edge multicluster use cases:

• Hierarchy, infrastructure & platform, roles & responsibilities, integration architecture, security issues
• Runtime in[ter]dependence: An edge location may need to operate independently of the center and other edge locations​
• Non-namespaced objects: need general support
• Cardinality of destinations: A source object may propagate to many thousands of destinations. ​

Goals

• collaboratively design a component set similar to those found in the current kcp TMC implementation (dedicated Workspace type, scheduler, syncer-like mechanism, edge placement object definition, status collection strategy, and etc.)
• Specify a multi-phased proof-of-concept inclusive of component architecture, interfaces, and example workloads
• Validate phases of proof-of-concept with kcp, Kube SIG-Multicluster, and CNCF community members interested in Edge

Areas of exploration

• Desired placement expression​: Need a way for one center object to express large number of desired copies​
• Scheduling/syncing interface​: Need something that scales to large number of destinations​
• Rollout control​: Client needs programmatic control of rollout, possibly including domain-specific logic​
• Customization: Need a way for one pattern in the center to express how to customize for all the desired destinations​
• Status from many destinations​: Center clients may need a way to access status from individual edge copies
• Status summarization​: Client needs a way to say how statuses from edge copies are processed/reduced along the way from edge to center​.

Quickstart

Checkout our Quickstart Guide

Contributing

We ❤️ our contributors! If you're interested in helping us out, please head over to our Contributing guide.

Getting in touch

There are several ways to communicate with us:

• The #kcp-dev channel in the Kubernetes Slack workspace
• Our mailing lists:
  • kcp-dev for development discussions
  • kcp-users for discussions among users and potential users
• Subscribe to the community calendar for community meetings and events
  • The kcp-dev mailing list is subscribed to this calendar
• See recordings of past KCP-Edge community meetings on YouTube
• See upcoming and past community meeting agendas and notes
• Browse the shared Google Drive to share design docs, notes, etc.
  • Members of the kcp-dev mailing list can view this drive
• Read our documentation
• Follow us on:
  • LinkedIn - #kcpedge
  • Medium - kcp-edge.medium.com