Tsuru
Extensible open-source application platform
Tsuru is an open-source platform-as-a-service that manages the full application lifecycle across Docker and Kubernetes backends. It supports buildpacks, autoscaling, and a pluggable architecture.
Key features
- Full app lifecycle management
- Buildpack support
- Pluggable provisioners
- Autoscaling
Strengths
- Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
- Mature project with 5.3k GitHub stars
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