Using Kuboard V4
This section is organized around the journey of using a Kuboard instance on a daily basis, from importing a cluster to everyday operations. If this is your first time, start with Importing a Cluster.
Quick Navigation
| Section | Content | Use case |
|---|---|---|
| Cluster Management | Import, edit, sync status, import/export resources | Connect the first cluster, maintain cluster connections |
| Workloads | Deployment / StatefulSet / DaemonSet / Job / CronJob / Pod, plus HPA and Continuous Deployment (CD) | Deploy and manage business applications |
| Config & Storage | ConfigMap / Secret / PVC / PV / StorageClass / CSI | Application configuration and persistent storage |
| Networking | Service / Ingress / NetworkPolicy / Gateway API | Expose applications and network policies |
| Cluster Resources | Node / Namespace / Quota / LimitRange / PDB / Scheduling / Admission / FlowControl / DRA | Cluster-level resource management |
| Custom Resources | CRDs and custom resource instances | Extend the Kubernetes API |
| Operations | Events, resource map, addon marketplace | Troubleshooting and routine inspection |
Recommended Reading Order
- First-time use: start by importing a cluster, then deploy your first application with Deployments;
- Daily releases: get familiar with the Workloads sections, and script your release operations with Continuous Deployment (CD);
- Autoscaling: configure Horizontal Pod Autoscaling (HPA) for your workloads;
- Going deeper: read Config & Storage, Networking, Cluster Resources and other sections as needed;
- Operations & troubleshooting: quickly locate problems with Events and the Resource Map.
Term Quick Reference
Common Kubernetes / Kuboard terms you will meet in this guide:
| Term | Meaning | Related docs |
|---|---|---|
| Cluster | A Kubernetes cluster that can be connected and managed centrally | Import a Cluster |
| Namespace | A logical partition that isolates resources; permissions and quotas are scoped to it | Namespaces |
| Workload | A collective term for "business-running" resources such as Deployment | Deployments |
| Pod | The smallest runnable unit of a workload; one or more containers share network and storage | Pods |
| HPA | Automatically scales workload replicas based on metrics | Horizontal Pod Autoscaling |
| Continuous Deployment (CD) | Automates release operations with a set of scripts | CD |
| Service / Ingress | Expose applications inside or outside the cluster | Networking |
| ConfigMap / Secret | Separate configuration and sensitive data from images | Config & Storage |
| PVC / PV | Request persistent storage volumes for workloads | PVC / PV |
| Node | A compute node (server) in the cluster | Nodes |
| Addon | A functional extension package installable from the Addon marketplace | Addon Marketplace |
| Audit | Records logs of key operations such as logins and permission changes | Audit Log |
For more terms and concepts, see the Glossary.
Documentation and screenshot progress
All sections in this guide now have complete step-by-step instructions. Some pages are still having interface screenshots added; the steps remain fully actionable without them.