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Kanvas delivers collaborative and visual configuration management offering lifecycle, configuration, and performance management of Kubernetes, public Clouds, and your workloads.

Kanvas is a collaborative platform designed for engineers to visualize, manage, and design multi-cloud and Kubernetes-native infrastructure. Built on top of Meshery, one of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s high-velocity open source projects, Kanvas offers two modes to cater to different DevOps workflows:

• Designer Mode: Create and configure your infrastructure visually using a palette of components provided by Meshery. Drag-and-drop thousands of versioned Kubernetes components and use context-aware relationships to build your designs.
• Operator Mode: Manage Kubernetes clusters and cloud native infrastructure in real-time. Deploy designs, apply patterns, manage deployments and services, and interactively connect to pods and containers for debugging and troubleshooting.

Kanvas simplifies the complexity of Kubernetes and multi-cloud management, making it accessible to all engineers, regardless of their expertise level. It’s like having a Google Workspace for DevOps, enabling collaborative creation, testing, and deployment of cloud native architectures.

The Kanvas extension for Docker brings several powerful features that enhance the Docker experience:

Kanvas also supports exporting designs as OCI-compliant container images, which can be pushed to registries like Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, or AWS ECR, integrating seamlessly with Docker-based workflows.

Docker users often transition to Kubernetes for advanced orchestration and scalability. Kanvas bridges this gap by providing a visual, no-code designer that makes Kubernetes and cloud native infrastructure management intuitive and accessible. Whether you’re a developer, DevOps engineer, or SRE, Kanvas empowers you to:

• Visualize Complex Configurations: Render Kubernetes configurations visually to better understand and manage your infrastructure.
• Collaborate in Real-Time: Avoid miscommunication and streamline teamwork with real-time collaboration features.
• Deploy Across Environments: Manage multi-cloud and Kubernetes environments directly from Docker, enhancing flexibility and control.

As Docker continues to be a cornerstone of containerization, Kanvas enhances the Docker experience by integrating seamlessly with Docker Compose and Kubernetes workflows. It’s particularly valuable for teams looking to adopt Kubernetes without the steep learning curve or those managing complex, multi-cloud environments.

From the root of your fork, familiarize with availablemake targets by executing:

make

Review the available targets and their purpose. In general, follow this sequence when building and testing changes:

make build-dev

Or use any of the othermake targets, like these:

make extension-build

Once build is complete:

docker extension install layer5/kanvas-docker-extension:edge-latest

Or reinstall with:

docker extension update layer5/kanvas-docker-extension:edge-latest