Use Cases on Cozystack

Using Cozystack to build public cloud

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

You can use Cozystack as backend for a public cloud

Overview

Cozystack positions itself as a kind of framework for building public clouds. The key word here is framework. In this case, it’s important to understand that Cozystack is made for cloud providers, not for end users.

Despite having a graphical interface, the current security model does not imply public user access to your management cluster.

Instead, end users get access to their own Kubernetes clusters, can order LoadBalancers and additional services from it, but they have no access and know nothing about your management cluster powered by Cozystack.

Using Cozystack to build private cloud

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

You can use Cozystack as platform to build a private cloud powered by Infrastructure-as-Code

Overview

One of the use cases is a self-portal for users within your company, where they can order the service they’re interested in or a managed database.

You can implement best GitOps practices, where users will launch their own Kubernetes clusters and databases for their needs with a simple commit of configuration into your infrastructure Git repository.

Build Your Own Platform (BYOP)

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Cozystack can be used in BYOP (Build Your Own Platform) mode — installing only the components you need from the Cozystack package repository, rather than deploying the full platform.

Overview

Cozystack provides a package management system inspired by Linux distribution package managers. The Cozystack Operator manages PackageSource and Package resources, while the cozypkg CLI tool provides an interactive interface for listing available packages, resolving dependencies, and installing them selectively.

This approach is useful when: