Where it fits
Platform teams with a justified need for scheduling, service operations and repeatable deployment.
Trade-offs and limitations
Often too complex for a small website. Provider storage, networking, identity and managed services can still create dependency.
Deployment and technology
Control plane, worker nodes, container runtime, network and storage components. Self-hosting requires a supported deployment, capacity planning and a named maintainer. Consult the official installation guide for the current version.
Portability and integration
| API | Kubernetes API and declarative resource definitions |
|---|---|
| Authentication | Configured authentication, RBAC and service accounts |
| Data export | Manifests alone are insufficient: back up persistent data, secrets and required cluster state |
Migration considerations
Move one workload with persistent data and external integrations; prove restore, ingress and rollback in the target cluster.
Security and ongoing costs
Budget for infrastructure, implementation, monitoring, patching, backups, restore tests and user support. Check the supported release and current advisories with the project. An open licence is not a security guarantee.
Freedom score and exit difficulty
A complete, evidence-backed assessment of all 15 criteria is required before publishing a score. Exit difficulty depends on your customisations, data model, integrations and operating documentation. This profile does not claim a hands-on benchmark or a complete security assessment.
Primary sources
Profile reviewed 2026-09-13. Verify the exact release, edition and extensions before implementation.