Kontena Shutting Down

This is a sad day for team Kontena. We tried to build something amazing but our plans of creating business around open source software has failed. We couldn't build a sustainable business. Despite all the effort, highs and lows, as of today, Kontena has ceased operations. The tea … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 6 years ago

Kontena Lens 2.6: CRDs, Cluster Events and AKS and AAD Support

Kontena Lens - the smart dashboard for Kubernetes - version 2.6 out now. UI for CRDs, Azure AKS+AAD support, improvements to cluster authentication + more! | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 6 years ago

Kontena Lens (K8s Dashboard) Updated: Bring Your Own Prometheus

Kontena Lens - the smart dashboard for Kubernetes - version 2.4 is out now. Use your existing prometheus plus some other goodies! | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 6 years ago

Lens Dashboard for Kubernetes Updated: Performance Through the Roof

Performance Through The Roof, Massive Clusters Supported. | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 6 years ago

Lens – The Free Desktop App for Managing Kubernetes Released

We're excited to announce Kontena Lens - the free desktop application for managing Kubernetes clusters - is now available! This new version will compliment the Kontena Lens Enterprise Edition that was released few months ago and is available for MacOS, Windows and Linux operating … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 6 years ago

Kontena Lens 1.1 released with kubectl plugin

Hello! We are excited to announce Kontena Lens version 1.1 - the most amazing dashboard for Kubernetes - is out now! Since the 1.0 version, we have been gathering data and hearing feedback from hundreds of users. Most of the feedback has been amazing and we are so | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 6 years ago

Getting Started with Kontena Lens on AWS EKS

EKS is the managed Kubernetes of AWS. What you essentially get is managed control plane for the cluster and not really much more. One of the biggest missing pieces is tooling with which you get visibility, monitorability and operability for your cluster. And that's where Kontena … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 6 years ago

Getting Started with Kontena Lens on Minikube

As you probably saw, just few days ago we released Kontena Lens as a stand-alone product that can be used on virtually any Kubernetes cluster. Kontena Lens provides all of the necessary tools and technology for taking control of your Kubernetes clusters. Ensure your cluster has b … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Kontena Lens 1.0 – The Ultimate Dashboard for Kubernetes

We're excited to announce Kontena Lens 1.0 - the ultimate dashboard for Kubernetes - is now generally available. It is the only management system you’ll ever need to take control of your Kubernetes clusters. For a long time, it has been an exclusive feature of Kontena Pharos Kube … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Akrobateo – General Purpose Load Balancer for Kubernetes

A lot of solutions rely on the fact that Kubernetes has LoadBalancer type services. And why not, it's a fantastic way to indirectly get a load balancing solution in place in front of the applications. And of course, there are other nice building blocks that rely on existence of t … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Kontena Pharos 2.3: multi-cluster pod network, cri-o on arm64

Today we're proud to announce Kontena Pharos 2.3, the latest release of our Kubernetes distribution, is now available. This version is the first to ship with multi-cluster pod network and support for CRI-O container runtime on ARM64 architectures. In addition, we have improved ex … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Kontena Pharos 2.2 Released – Kubernetes Distribution That Just Works

Today we're proud to announce Kontena Pharos 2.2, the latest release of our enterprise-ready Kubernetes distribution, is now available. This version is the first to ship with an integrated Helm Chart management UI, networking enhancements and improved security. Kontena Network Lo … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Deploying to Kubernetes from GitHub Actions

You might have heard about GitHub launching Actions as a way to automate everything happening around your repo. GitHub Actions allow you to implement custom logic without having to create an app to perform the task you need. You can combine GitHub Actions to create workflows usin … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Kontena Pharos 2.1 Released – On-Premises Kubernetes Distribution

Today, Kontena released the latest version of Kontena Pharos 2.1, the simple, solid and certified Kubernetes distribution that works on private data centers, cloud or hybrid. It is a comprehensive, enterprise-ready platform bringing together developers, IT operations and devops t … | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Kubernetes That Just Works: Kontena Pharos 2.0 Released

We're pleased to announce the general availability of Kontena Pharos 2.0. It's a major step in the evolution of Kontena Pharos and brings many new features and improvements that make it easier to deploy, operate and maintain on business critical environments. | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Kontena Pharos 1.3 Released

Today we are proud to announce Kontena Pharos 1.3.0, the latest release of our Kubernetes distribution, now with CoreDNS, updated CRI-O container runtime and Kubernetes 1.11. As a part of this release, we are also releasing a new command-line tool to make it easier for admins to | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

What is Kubernetes?

You've probably heard of Kubernetes described as a highly customizable open source platform for managing containerized workloads & services. This is true, but the terminology could be improved. | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 7 years ago

Kontena Pharos 1.2 released with CentOS/RHEL7 and cri-o support

The simple, solid and certified Kubernetes Distribution now with support for Red Hat based operating systems (CentOS 7 & RHEL 7). | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 8 years ago

Kontena Pharos 1.1.0 Released – now with even better customisation capabilities

Kontena Pharos 1.1, our Kubernetes distribution, now has user definable add-ons that allow users to write and configure their own extensions to further customize their Kubernetes setup. | Continue reading


@blog.kontena.io | 8 years ago