Definitions

RAIL

The RAIL Application Platform is a shared Kubernetes platform for hosting container based applications at UiB.

a RAIL team

  • is you and your colleagues, running container based products and services for UiB.

  • is a separate entity in orgreg

  • has a an isolated area (namespace) in production and test clusters in two regions (BGO and OSL)

  • have developer role in the corresponding GitOps repository synced with the namespace

  • have access to login hosts per region, with kubectl access to the namespace

the RAIL Core Team

The platform administrators responsible for the platform’s well being and sustainability.

namespace

An isolated area in a Kubernetes cluster where a team can deploy their applications.

gitops-repository

A Git repository that contains all the configuration and deployment instructions for a team’s applications. It is automatically synced with the namespace in the RAIL cluster.

cluster

A set of resources that are available for consumption. The name is a combination of the environment type, the region and a number.