Porter is a Kubernetes-powered PaaS that runs in your own cloud provider.
Porter brings the Heroku experience to your own AWS/GCP account, while upgrading your infrastructure to Kubernetes. Porter is built on top of a popular Kubernetes package manager helm and is compatible with standard Kubernetes management tools like kubectl, preparing your infra for mature DevOps work from day one.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- One-click provisioning of a Kubernetes cluster in your own cloud console: AWS, GCP.
- Simple deploy of any public or private Docker image.
- Auto CI/CD with buildpacks for non-Dockerized apps.
- Heroku-like GUI to monitor application status, logs, and history.
- Application rollback to previously deployed versions.
- Zero-downtime deploy and health checks.
- Monitor CPU, RAM, and Network usage per deployment.
- Marketplace for one click add-ons (e.g. MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL).
Website: porter.run
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Porter Technologies Inc.
License: MIT Expat License
Porter is written in Go and TypeScript. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| CloudFoundry | Part of the Pivotal Initiative |
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| Kubero | Deploy applications on Kubernetes without specialized knowledge |
| AppScale GTS | Open Source Implementation of Google App Engine |
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