HashiCorp Waypoint is a cloud-based internal developer platform that streamlines application deployment and management. It allows platform teams to define standardized patterns and workflows, which developers can easily consume to create and manage applications efficiently across various cloud environments.

Key Features

Standardized Application Patterns Enables quick application creation using predefined templates

• Use HashiCorp Terraform to build infrastructure and define reusable templates
• Developers can consume these patterns in HCP Waypoint to create new applications rapidly

Dependency Management Simplifies the management of application dependencies

• Developers can easily specify application requirements like MySQL and Redis
• Platform operators define how dependencies are provisioned using standardized templates

Golden Workflows Streamlines application lifecycle management

• Platform teams define workflows for building, deploying, and rolling back applications
• Developers execute these workflows through a simple user interface
• Integrates with existing CI/CD systems while providing a consistent abstraction layer

Benefits

Improved Developer Productivity Accelerates application development and deployment

• Abstracts infrastructure complexity, allowing developers to focus on application logic
• Provides a consistent experience across different cloud environments

Standardized Operations Ensures consistency and reduces errors in application management

• Enforces best practices through predefined patterns and workflows
• Reduces the learning curve for new team members

Scalable Application Management Facilitates managing applications at scale

• Offers a central catalog of applications and associated metadata
• Enables quick answers to operational questions and efficient management of multiple applications