# Kube Starter Kit

## Docs

- [About Me](https://kubestarterkit.com/about-me.md): The person behind Kube Starter Kit
- [Architecture Decisions](https://kubestarterkit.com/architecture-decisions/index.md): Why I chose this technology stack
- [Terraform for Base Infrastructure](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/01-terraform.md): Modular, well-structured Terraform for AWS with isolated state and battle-tested modules
- [Terraform Orchestration with Terramate](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/02-terramate.md): Change detection, dependency ordering, and CI/CD integration for multi-stack Terraform
- [AWS Architecture](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/03-aws-architecture.md): Multi-account setup with VPC, EKS, and proper IAM boundaries
- [GitHub + AWS User Management](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/04-user-management.md): Unified identity management across GitHub and AWS from a single source of truth
- [GitOps with ArgoCD](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/05-gitops.md): Declarative, auditable Kubernetes deployments driven by Git
- [Baseline Kubernetes Components](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/06-k8s-baseline.md): Curated infrastructure components every production cluster needs
- [CI/CD Pipelines](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/07-ci-cd-pipeline.md): Automated container builds and staging deployments on every merge to main
- [Image CVE Scanning](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/08-image-scanning.md): Automated vulnerability scanning for container images across environments
- [Release Management](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/09-release-management.md): Automated release PRs with release-please and controlled production deployments
- [Demo Applications](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/10-demo-applications.md): Fully functional example applications demonstrating end-to-end patterns
- [Local Development](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/11-local-development.md): KinD, Tilt, and mirrord for fast local Kubernetes development
- [SOC2 & Compliance Frameworks](https://kubestarterkit.com/features/12-compliance-frameworks.md): How Kube Starter Kit features map to SOC2 controls and other compliance requirements
- [Kube Starter Kit](https://kubestarterkit.com/index.md): From zero to production Kubernetes in days, not months.
- [Licensing / Pricing](https://kubestarterkit.com/license-pricing.md): Source available, not open source
- [Overview](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/00-overview.md): Overview of the deployment process for Kube Starter Kit
- [Prerequisites](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/01-prerequisites.md): What you need before getting started
- [Repository Setup](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/02-repository-setup.md): Fork and customize the repository for your organization
- [Bootstrap Accounts](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/03-bootstrap-accounts.md): Set up AWS IAM roles and import GitHub organization members
- [Configure Access](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/04-configure-access.md): Set up user access for GitHub and AWS
- [Configure Integrations](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/05-configure-integrations.md): Configure AWS, GitHub, and Terramate Cloud integrations
- [Deploy Infrastructure](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/06-deploy-infrastructure.md): Deploy networking, EKS, and application resources via Terraform
- [Set Up Cluster Access](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/07-cluster-access.md): Connect to your EKS clusters via bastion and SOCKS proxy
- [Deploy Kubernetes Baseline](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/08-deploy-kubernetes-baseline.md): Bootstrap ArgoCD and deploy infrastructure components
- [Local Development Setup](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/getting-started/09-local-development-setup.md): Set up KinD, Tilt, and mirrord for local development
- [Making Terraform Changes](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/operations/01-updating-terraform-infrastructure.md): How to make updates to infrastructure via Terraform
- [Updating 1st Party Applications](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/operations/02-updating-1st-party-applications.md): Deploy changes to your applications
- [Updating 3rd Party Applications](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/operations/03-updating-3rd-party-applications.md): Update infrastructure components like traefik, cert-manager, and more
- [Bootstrapping a New Service](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/operations/04-bootstrapping-new-service.md): Add a new application to the platform
- [Adding New K8s Infrastructure Components](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/operations/05-adding-k8s-infrastructure.md): Add new infrastructure components and manage environment-specific configurations
- [Managing Secrets](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/operations/06-managing-secrets.md): Create and manage secrets with External Secrets and AWS Secrets Manager
- [Database Operations](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/operations/07-database-operations.md): Manage CloudNativePG clusters and Atlas migrations
- [Observability](https://kubestarterkit.com/usage/operations/08-observability.md): Access logs, traces, and metrics with SigNoz and OpenTelemetry

## Optional

- [GitHub](https://github.com/DevOps-Directive/kube-starter-kit)
- [Blog](https://devopsdirective.com/)