werf

Application development that involves the deployment into Google Kubernetes Engine can benefit from improvements in workflow efficiency, especially in the context of an ever-growing app “pool”, with increasing diversity and capabilities.

Addressing the issues which pertain to speed and simplification of such deployment process, werf was designed in order to provide users with a Command Line Interface tool, written in Go, which allows them to attain a more effective app delivery process.

Using the tool will require users to add a process description of the app’s configuration, which must include the build sequence and Kubernetes deployment, and also maintain it stored into a Git repository, which represents the singular source.

werf will build Docker images based on Dockerfiles or alternative, built-in builders, which are custom syntax-based and, furthermore, also delete any unused imagery products during the process. The tool uses a Helm-compatible format chart, as the means to deploy the application to the Kubernetes environment, which is offered with numerous customization options, rollout tracking mechanisms, error detection, as well as output logging.

Last but not least, the tool will empower users with full app lifecycle management, for building and publishing images and it can be embedded into any existing CI/CD system, for further app implementation.