In short
A containerspace is whitesky’s managed Kubernetes service that provides production-ready container orchestration. Containers package applications with their dependencies, and Kubernetes orchestrates these containers at scale. Containerspaces handle the complexity of Kubernetes management so you can focus on applications.
General definition
Containerization and Kubernetes:
- Containers: Lightweight, portable packaging that includes an application and its dependencies
- Kubernetes: Container orchestration platform that automates deployment, scaling, and management
- Managed Kubernetes: Kubernetes service where the provider handles control plane management
Containerspace in whitesky
In whitesky, a containerspace provides:
Automated management
- Fully automated Rancher deployment
- Pre-configured security settings
- Integrated management through portal
- Consistent deployment across locations
Multi-site architecture
- Multi-location Kubernetes clusters
- High availability across sites when stateful data is replicated inside the cluster (the platform does not replicate storage between sites)
- Cross-site networking with VPN
- Unified cluster management
Integration
- Native integration with cloudspace networking
- CSI driver for storage integration
- Load balancers for external access
- Unified billing and monitoring
Developer experience
- Standard Kubernetes APIs
- kubectl access
- Helm chart support
- Integration with existing CI/CD tools
Related concepts
- Cloudspaces - Virtual machines
- Objectspaces - Object storage for container workloads
Learn more
Visit the Containerspaces documentation for detailed technical information.