k0smotron is a Kubernetes operator designed to manage the lifecycle of k0s control planes within any Kubernetes cluster. It provides high availability, auto-healing, and scalability for control planes, making it easier to manage multiple clusters.

Key Features

Kubernetes-in-Kubernetes Manage k0s control planes within existing Kubernetes clusters.

• High scalability
• Flexibility in multi-cluster operations

Control and Worker Plane Separation Separate control and worker planes for better isolation.

• No direct networking connection
• Similar to major cloud providers' managed clusters

Bring Your Own Workers Connect worker nodes from any infrastructure to the control plane.

• Manage control planes in shared infrastructure
• Connect workers from remote infrastructures

Cluster API Provider Full Cluster API provider for k0s.

• ControlPlane provider
• Bootstrap provider
• Infrastructure provider

Benefits

Simplified Multi-Cluster Management Eases the burden of managing multiple clusters.

• Homogeneous setup for control planes
• Streamlined operations

Enhanced Resource Efficiency Optimizes resource usage across clusters.

• High availability
• Auto-healing functionalities

Flexibility in Infrastructure Supports diverse infrastructure setups.

• Remote machines
• Bare metal environments