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🧩 Meet Kube Composer: Visually Design and Deploy Kubernetes YAML Without the Hassle

Kube Composer

A tool built for developers and DevOps teams who want to move fast without wrestling YAML files. It's free, open source, and runs right in your browserβ€”no sign-up, no setup.

Kube Composer helps you:

  • πŸ–±οΈ Visually build Kubernetes resources
  • ✨ Configure complex deployments without writing YAML
  • ⚑ Get instant YAML output and error checking
  • πŸ“₯ Export production-ready manifests
  • πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Stay focused on your app, not boilerplate

🌐 Live Demo

πŸ”— Try Kube Composer Now

Generate your first Kubernetes deployment in under 2 minutes!

🐳 Quick Start with Docker

Run Kube Composer locally in seconds:

docker pull same7ammar/kube-composer && docker run -d -p 8080:80 same7ammar/kube-composer
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Then open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

πŸš€ Features

🎨 Visual Deployment Editor

  • Multi-Container Support - Configure multiple containers per deployment
  • Advanced Container Configuration - Resources, environment variables, volume mounts
  • Real-time Validation - Built-in configuration validation and error checking
  • Interactive Forms - Intuitive interface for complex Kubernetes configurations

πŸ“¦ Comprehensive Resource Management

  • Deployments - Full deployment configuration with replica management
  • Services - ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer service types
  • Ingress - Complete ingress configuration with TLS support
  • Namespaces - Custom namespace creation and management
  • ConfigMaps - Configuration data storage and management
  • Secrets - Secure storage for sensitive data (Opaque, TLS, Docker Config)
  • Volumes - EmptyDir, ConfigMap, and Secret volume types

🌐 Advanced Networking

  • Ingress Controllers - Support for multiple ingress classes
  • TLS/SSL Configuration - Automatic HTTPS setup with certificate management
  • Traffic Flow Visualization - Visual representation of request routing
  • Port Mapping - Flexible port configuration and service discovery

⚑ Real-time Features

  • Live YAML Generation - See your YAML output update as you configure
  • Architecture Visualization - Interactive diagrams showing resource relationships
  • Traffic Flow Diagrams - Visual representation of request routing from Ingress to Pods
  • Multi-Deployment Support - Manage multiple applications in a single project

πŸ”§ Advanced Configuration

  • Environment Variables - Support for direct values, ConfigMap refs, and Secret refs
  • Resource Limits - CPU and memory requests/limits configuration
  • Volume Mounts - Flexible volume mounting with multiple volume types
  • Labels & Annotations - Custom metadata for all resources
  • Health Checks - Built-in configuration validation

πŸ“± User Experience

  • Mobile Responsive - Works perfectly on all devices
  • No Registration Required - Start using immediately, no sign-up needed
  • Export & Download - Production-ready YAML files
  • Social Sharing - Share your configurations with the community

🎯 Perfect For

  • Developers learning Kubernetes and container orchestration
  • DevOps Engineers creating quick deployments and testing configurations
  • Platform Engineers standardizing deployment configurations across teams
  • Students understanding Kubernetes concepts and resource relationships
  • Teams collaborating on infrastructure as code
  • Anyone who wants to avoid writing YAML manually

πŸ› οΈ Supported Kubernetes Resources

Core Workloads

  • βœ… Deployments - Application deployment and replica management
  • βœ… Services - Network access and service discovery
  • βœ… Ingress - External access and traffic routing

Configuration & Storage

  • βœ… ConfigMaps - Configuration data management
  • βœ… Secrets - Sensitive data storage (Opaque, TLS, Docker Config)
  • βœ… Volumes - Persistent and ephemeral storage
  • βœ… Namespaces - Resource organization and isolation

Advanced Features

  • βœ… Multi-Container Pods - Sidecar patterns and complex applications
  • βœ… Environment Variables - Direct values and resource references
  • βœ… Resource Quotas - CPU and memory limits/requests
  • βœ… TLS Termination - HTTPS and certificate management
  • βœ… Ingress Rules - Path-based and host-based routing πŸ› οΈ Coming Soon πŸ“¦ Helm chart export 🌚 Dark mode πŸ“Š HorizontalPodAutoscaler 🧱 StatefulSets, PersistentVolumes 🧩 NetworkPolicies πŸ§ͺ VS Code extension

πŸ™Œ Contribute
PRs, bug reports, and feature suggestions are welcome! Check the repo for issues and guidelines.

⭐ Star It, Share It
If you find Kube Composer helpful:

πŸ‘‰ Star it on GitHub
🐦 Share it with your team or on Twitter
🧠 Use it in your K8s learning path

https://github.com/same7ammar/kube-composer

Thanks for reading! Try it now:

πŸ”— kube-composer.com

Feel free to drop your thoughts, questions, or suggestions in the comments πŸ’¬

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