Kardinal.dev

Kardinal is an open-source framework for creating extremely lightweight ephemeral development environments within a shared Kubernetes cluster. Between dev environments, Kardinal shares every microservice or database that can be feasibly be shared, optimizing for cloud costs and fast spin-up/tear-down.

Why choose Kardinal?

-- Ephemeral Environments: Spin up a new environment exactly when you need it, and just as quickly spin it down when you’re done. -- Minimal Resource Usage: Only deploy the services you’re actively working on. Kardinal takes care of the rest, so you don’t waste resources. -- Flexible Environment Types: Whether you need to test a single service or an entire application, Kardinal has you covered: ---- Single-Service Flows: Perfect for when you’re tweaking just one service. ---- Multi-Service Flows: Ideal for when your feature involves multiple services. ---- State-Isolated Flows: Great for features that need their own isolated databases or caches. ---- Full Application Flows: For those times when you need end-to-end testing with full isolation. -- Cost Savings: Kardinal can help you save big by avoiding unnecessary resource duplication. It’s a game-changer for teams looking to cut costs. Check out this calculator to run your own calculations. -- Open Source: Kardinal is open source, so use it however fits best within your workflows