Konstruct
Enterprise Platform Engineering - The New Flagship
Konstruct is our next-generation platform engineering product. This is what Jared and I have been building toward—a complete solution for managing cloud infrastructure at enterprise scale.
Documentation: konstruct.civonetes.com/docs
What is Konstruct?
Konstruct is a platform engineering product that streamlines cloud native application management and delivery at scale. It's the evolution of everything we learned building Kubefirst, now applied to enterprise needs.
Where Kubefirst gives you an instant GitOps platform, Konstruct gives you the control plane to manage multiple platforms, teams, and environments across your organization.
Core Capabilities
Organization Management
Manage multiple teams, projects, and access controls from a single pane of glass.
Cloud Account Governance
Unified management of cloud accounts across providers. Connect your AWS accounts today, with Civo, GCP, Azure, and self-hosted coming soon.
Git Organization Integration
Connect and manage your GitHub and GitLab organizations. Source control integration built into the platform.
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform and GitOps at scale. Manage infrastructure across clusters with templates and automation.
Platform Tools
Curated tooling delivered to your teams. The same best-in-class tools from Kubefirst, managed centrally.
Features
Current (v0.2)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Cluster Management | Provision and manage Kubernetes clusters |
| Cluster Templates | Standardized cluster configurations |
| Application GitOps | ArgoCD-powered application delivery |
| Environments | Environment management and promotion |
| Pipeline Templates | Reusable CI/CD pipeline definitions |
| Enhanced SSO | Enterprise single sign-on support |
| Observability | Built-in monitoring and delivery insights |
Coming in v0.3
Check the preview docs to see what's next:
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Civo Support | Coming Soon |
| GCP Support | Coming Soon |
| Azure Support | Coming Soon |
| Self-Hosted | Coming Soon |
True multi-cloud platform engineering is almost here.
Why Konstruct?
The Problem
Enterprise platform teams face challenges that go beyond initial Kubernetes adoption:
- Managing multiple clusters across teams and environments
- Governing cloud accounts and access
- Standardizing tooling and configurations
- Scaling GitOps practices across the organization
- Maintaining consistency while enabling autonomy
The Solution
Konstruct provides a unified control plane for platform engineering:
- Central Management: One place to manage all your platforms
- Standardization: Templates for clusters, pipelines, and environments
- Governance: Cloud account and access management built in
- Scale: Designed for enterprise multi-team, multi-cluster environments
- GitOps Native: Everything driven by Git, everything auditable
Architecture
Konstruct builds on the foundation of Kubefirst while adding enterprise capabilities:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Konstruct Platform │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Organizations │ Cloud Accounts │ Git Orgs │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Cluster Templates │ Pipeline Templates │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Environments │ Applications │ Observability │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Kubernetes Clusters (managed) │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │ Dev │ │ Staging │ │ Prod │ ... │
│ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Konstruct vs Kubefirst
| Aspect | Kubefirst | Konstruct |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Instant GitOps platform | Enterprise platform management |
| Scope | Single cluster | Multi-cluster, multi-team |
| Target | Developers, small teams | Platform teams, enterprises |
| Pricing | Free, open source | Enterprise product |
| Management | CLI-driven | Web console + API |
| Templates | GitOps templates | Cluster + Pipeline templates |
They work together: Kubefirst provisions the clusters, Konstruct manages them at scale.
Getting Started
Try Konstruct
- Visit konstruct.civonetes.com/docs
- Follow the getting started guide
- Connect your AWS account
- Deploy your first managed cluster
Documentation
- Current Docs (v0.2): konstruct.civonetes.com/docs
- Preview Docs (v0.3): konstruct.civonetes.com/docs/next
- Release Notes: konstruct.civonetes.com/docs/releases
Support
- Slack: kubefirst.io/slack
- Enterprise Solutions: Contact john@konstruct.io
The Vision
Konstruct represents the next chapter of our mission to democratize platform engineering.
Kubefirst proved that you can go from zero to production-ready Kubernetes in minutes. Konstruct proves that you can manage platforms at enterprise scale without an army of platform engineers.
We're building the platform that platform teams deserve.