Glasskube v0.0.1 Technical Preview for a New Kubernetes Package Manager
Hi folks, We worked hard over the last couple of weeks to build a new package manager for Kubernetes that makes it super simple to install packages and solves some of the shortcomings of helm (dependency management, multi namespace installations, a GUI and CLI as first class interfaces). We just released our source code on GitHub: https://github.com/glasskube/glasskube/ and looking for feedback!
Glasskube v0.0.1 Technical Preview for a New Kubernetes Package Manager launched on February 2, 2024 with 29 votes, #969 of 3,962 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Glasskube is a package manager for Kubernetes designed to simplify package installation. It addresses limitations in Helm by offering improved dependency management, multi-namespace installation support, and both GUI and CLI interfaces. The tool is aimed at developers and Kubernetes administrators seeking an alternative approach to package management. This technical preview release includes the source code on GitHub for community feedback.
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From the sources
Glasskube is specialized in secure software distribution. Distr is our Open Source control plane for self-managed, BYOC, and on-prem deployments. Everything you need to distribute applications to self-managed customers out of the box. The aim of this post is to share our technical preview of how a cloud native package manager could work and what challenges need to be solved. Glasskube is fully open-source. Support us by leaving a star: ⭐ glasskube/glasskube ⭐ Package Management on Kubernetes is one of the most pressing issues in the Cloud Native community. A concept which is widely known from other ecosystems like desktop and mobile computing has yet not been realized for cloud computing.…from glasskube.dev
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