Overview

Container Service for Kubernetes Serverless (ACK Serverless) is a secure and reliable container service that runs on top of the elastic computing infrastructure of Alibaba Cloud. ACK Serverless is fully compatible with the Kubernetes ecosystem. ASK allows you to deploy containerized applications in Kubernetes clusters without managing and maintaining the clusters. You are charged based on the CPU and memory resources used by applications. ACK Serverless helps you focus on application development rather than managing the underlying infrastructure.

Ease of Use

Enables easy and fast cluster creation and launches containers within seconds. Frees you from node management and allows you to focus on application development

Auto Scaling

Frees you from node capacity planning and enables on-demand application scaling

Kubernetes Compatibility

Allows you to deploy containerized applications in all Kubernetes use scenarios using the Kubernetes CLI or API without the modifications

Observability

ASK is integrated with CloudMonitor and Prometheus Service to monitor workloads and pods in ASK clusters. ASK is also integrated with Log Service to enable log analytics and event-based alerting for ASK clusters

Security Isolation

Pods in ACK Serverless clusters run in the Alibaba Cloud elastic computing architecture. Each pod is deployed in a secure and isolated runtime environment. The underlying computing resources of each pod are isolated by lightweight virtual sandboxes. Pods do not affect each other

Features

Simplified Cluster Management Eliminates the need to maintain nodes and resource pools, reduces O&M costs, and allows you to focus on application development Rich Elastic Container Instance-Based Pod features Provides configurable pod specifications and supports EIP mounting, vGPU-accelerated instances, preemptible instances, and snapshots Highly Elastic Serverless Architecture Adopts a highly elastic Serverless architecture to deal with user traffic spikes and supports up to 10,000 pods per cluster Rich Kubernetes Features Supports Kubernetes-native features (such as Services, Ingresses, Deployments, Jobs, CRDs, and Helm) and provides a streamlined platform for application lifecycle management Per-Usage and Per-Second Billing Bills resources based on actual usage (only when the instances are in use), helping reduce expenses