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# Awesome DevOps Platform Engineering [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)



> A curated list of awesome DevOps Platform Engineering tools, practices, and resources for building modern cloud-native infrastructure and developer platforms



Platform Engineering is the discipline of designing and building toolchains and workflows that enable self-service capabilities for software engineering organisations in the cloud-native era. This list focuses on tools and practices that help teams build Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), implement GitOps, and create golden paths for developers.



## Contents



- [Platform Engineering Fundamentals](#platform-engineering-fundamentals)

- [Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)](#internal-developer-platforms-idps)

- [Developer Portals](#developer-portals)

- [GitOps Tools](#gitops-tools)

- [Platform Orchestration](#platform-orchestration)

- [Infrastructure as Code](#infrastructure-as-code)

- [Cloud Development Kits](#cloud-development-kits)

- [Service Mesh & Networking](#service-mesh--networking)

- [Progressive Delivery](#progressive-delivery)

- [Observability Platforms](#observability-platforms)

- [Security & Compliance](#security--compliance)

- [Cost Management](#cost-management)

- [Multi-Cloud & Hybrid](#multi-cloud--hybrid)

- [Developer Experience Tools](#developer-experience-tools)

- [Platform Templates & Blueprints](#platform-templates--blueprints)

- [Learning Resources](#learning-resources)

- [Communities](#communities)



## Platform Engineering Fundamentals



### Books & Guides

- [Platform Engineering](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/platform-engineering/9781098141578/) - Building robust cloud platforms.

- [Team Topologies](https://teamtopologies.com/) - Organising business and technology teams for fast flow.

- [Platform Engineering Fundamentals](https://university.platformengineering.org/) - Certification program and comprehensive guide.

- [Internal Developer Platforms Guide](https://internaldeveloperplatform.org/) - Comprehensive resource on building IDPs.



### Articles & Papers

- [What is Platform Engineering?](https://platformengineering.org/blog/what-is-platform-engineering) - Definition and principles.

- [Platform Engineering Blog](https://platformengineering.org/blog) - Latest articles and industry insights.

- [Platform Tooling Landscape](https://platformengineering.org/platform-tooling) - Guide to choosing the right tools for your IDP.



## Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)



### Open Source Platforms

- [Backstage](https://backstage.io/) - Open platform for building developer portals, created by Spotify.

- [Humanitec Platform Orchestrator](https://humanitec.com/) - Dynamic Internal Developer Platform orchestrator.

- [Kratix](https://kratix.io/) - Framework for building platforms using Kubernetes.

- [Otomi](https://otomi.io/) - Self-hosted PaaS for Kubernetes.

- [KubeVela](https://kubevela.io/) - Application delivery platform based on OAM.

- [Gimlet](https://gimlet.io/) - Application deployment platform with GitOps.

- [Qovery](https://www.qovery.com/) - Platform to deploy applications on AWS, GCP, Azure.

- [mogenius](https://mogenius.com/) - Virtual DevOps platform.



### Commercial Platforms

- [Port](https://www.getport.io/) - Developer portal with self-service actions.

- [Cortex](https://www.cortex.io/) - Internal developer portal with service catalogue.

- [Configure8](https://www.configure8.io/) - Developer portal and service catalogue.

- [OpsLevel](https://www.opslevel.com/) - Service catalogue and developer portal.



## Developer Portals



### Service Catalogues

- [Backstage Software Catalog](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/) - Centralized system model.

- [Port Service Catalog](https://www.getport.io/product/service-catalog) - Comprehensive service registry.

- [ServiceNow Service Catalog](https://www.servicenow.com/) - Enterprise service management.



### Documentation Platforms

- [Docusaurus](https://docusaurus.io/) - Easy to maintain documentation websites.

- [MkDocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/) - Project documentation with Markdown.

- [ReadMe](https://readme.com/) - Interactive developer hubs.

- [Stoplight](https://stoplight.io/) - API design and documentation platform.



## GitOps Tools



### GitOps Operators

- [ArgoCD](https://argoproj.github.io/cd/) - Declarative GitOps CD for Kubernetes.

- [Flux](https://fluxcd.io/) - GitOps toolkit for Kubernetes.

- [Fleet](https://fleet.rancher.io/) - GitOps at scale for Kubernetes.

- [Weave GitOps](https://www.weave.works/product/gitops/) - Enterprise GitOps platform.



### GitOps Frameworks

- [Crossplane](https://crossplane.io/) - Cloud native control planes.

- [Config Sync](https://cloud.google.com/anthos/config-management/docs/config-sync) - Google's GitOps for Kubernetes.

- [Kustomize](https://kustomize.io/) - Kubernetes native configuration management.

- [Helm](https://helm.sh/) - Package manager for Kubernetes.



## Platform Orchestration



### Workflow Orchestration

- [Temporal](https://temporal.io/) - Workflow orchestration platform.

- [Argo Workflows](https://argoproj.github.io/workflows/) - Container-native workflow engine.

- [Apache Airflow](https://airflow.apache.org/) - Platform to programmatically author workflows.

- [Prefect](https://www.prefect.io/) - Modern workflow orchestration.

- [Dagster](https://dagster.io/) - Data orchestrator for machine learning.



### Resource Orchestration

- [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) - Container orchestration platform.

- [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io/) - Simple and flexible workload orchestrator.

- [Docker Swarm](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) - Container orchestration built into Docker.

- [Apache Mesos](https://mesos.apache.org/) - Distributed systems kernel.



## Infrastructure as Code



### Provisioning Tools

- [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) - Infrastructure as code software tool.

- [OpenTofu](https://opentofu.org/) - Open-source Terraform fork.

- [Pulumi](https://www.pulumi.com/) - Infrastructure as code using programming languages.

- [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com/) - Automation platform.

- [Terragrunt](https://terragrunt.gruntwork.io/) - Terraform wrapper for DRY configurations.

- [Terramate](https://terramate.io/) - Terraform orchestration and code generation.



### Policy as Code

- [Open Policy Agent](https://www.openpolicyagent.org/) - Policy engine for cloud native environments.

- [Kyverno](https://kyverno.io/) - Kubernetes native policy management.

- [Polaris](https://www.fairwinds.com/polaris) - Validation of Kubernetes best practices.

- [Conftest](https://www.conftest.dev/) - Write tests against structured configuration data.

- [Checkov](https://www.checkov.io/) - Static analysis for infrastructure as code.



## Cloud Development Kits



### Multi-Cloud CDKs

- [AWS CDK](https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/) - Cloud Development Kit for AWS.

- [Azure Bicep](https://github.com/Azure/bicep) - DSL for deploying Azure resources.

- [Google Cloud Deployment Manager](https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager) - Infrastructure deployment service.

- [Pulumi CDK](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/concepts/programming-model/) - Multi-cloud infrastructure as code.

- [CDKTF](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cdktf) - CDK for Terraform.



### Kubernetes CDKs

- [CDK8s](https://cdk8s.io/) - Define Kubernetes applications using code.

- [Kubernetes Operators](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operator/) - Application-specific controllers.

- [Kubebuilder](https://kubebuilder.io/) - SDK for building Kubernetes APIs.



## Service Mesh & Networking



### Service Mesh Platforms

- [Istio](https://istio.io/) - Connect, secure, control, and observe services.

- [Linkerd](https://linkerd.io/) - Ultralight, security-first service mesh.

- [Consul](https://www.consul.io/) - Service mesh and service discovery.

- [Cilium](https://cilium.io/) - eBPF-based networking, observability, and security.

- [Kuma](https://kuma.io/) - Universal service mesh.



### API Gateways

- [Kong](https://konghq.com/) - Cloud-native API gateway.

- [Traefik](https://traefik.io/) - Modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer.

- [NGINX](https://www.nginx.com/) - Web server and reverse proxy.

- [Envoy](https://www.envoyproxy.io/) - Cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy.

- [Tyk](https://tyk.io/) - API gateway and management platform.



## Progressive Delivery



### Feature Flags

- [LaunchDarkly](https://launchdarkly.com/) - Feature management platform.

- [Unleash](https://www.getunleash.io/) - Open source feature toggle service.

- [Flagsmith](https://flagsmith.com/) - Open source feature flag platform.

- [Split](https://www.split.io/) - Feature delivery platform.

- [Flipt](https://flipt.io/) - Self-hosted feature flag application.



### Canary Deployment

- [Flagger](https://flagger.app/) - Progressive delivery Kubernetes operator.

- [Argo Rollouts](https://argoproj.github.io/rollouts/) - Progressive delivery for Kubernetes.

- [Spinnaker](https://spinnaker.io/) - Multi-cloud continuous delivery platform.

- [Keptn](https://keptn.sh/) - Event-based control plane for continuous delivery.



## Observability Platforms



### Metrics & Monitoring

- [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/) - Monitoring system and time series database.

- [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) - Multi-platform analytics and monitoring.

- [Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/) - Monitoring and security platform.

- [New Relic](https://newrelic.com/) - Observability platform.

- [Thanos](https://thanos.io/) - Highly available Prometheus setup.



### Distributed Tracing

- [Jaeger](https://www.jaegertracing.io/) - Distributed tracing platform.

- [Zipkin](https://zipkin.io/) - Distributed tracing system.

- [Tempo](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/) - High-volume distributed tracing backend.

- [AWS X-Ray](https://aws.amazon.com/xray/) - Distributed tracing for AWS.

- [Google Cloud Trace](https://cloud.google.com/trace) - Distributed tracing for GCP.



### Logging

- [Elastic Stack (ELK)](https://www.elastic.co/elastic-stack/) - Search, analyze, and visualize logs.

- [Loki](https://grafana.com/oss/loki/) - Log aggregation system by Grafana.

- [Fluentd](https://www.fluentd.org/) - Unified logging layer.

- [Vector](https://vector.dev/) - High-performance observability data pipeline.

- [Fluent Bit](https://fluentbit.io/) - Fast and lightweight log processor.



## Security & Compliance



### Security Scanning

- [Snyk](https://snyk.io/) - Developer security platform.

- [Aqua Security](https://www.aquasec.com/) - Cloud native security platform.

- [Sysdig](https://sysdig.com/) - Secure DevOps platform.

- [Twistlock/Prisma Cloud](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma/cloud) - Cloud security platform.

- [Falco](https://falco.org/) - Runtime security for containers and Kubernetes.



### Secrets Management

- [HashiCorp Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/) - Secrets and encryption management.

- [AWS Secrets Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/) - Secrets management for AWS.

- [Azure Key Vault](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/key-vault/) - Secrets management for Azure.

- [Sealed Secrets](https://sealed-secrets.netlify.app/) - Kubernetes controller for sealed secrets.

- [External Secrets Operator](https://external-secrets.io/) - Integrate external secret management systems.



### Compliance Tools

- [CloudQuery](https://www.cloudquery.io/) - Cloud asset inventory.

- [Steampipe](https://steampipe.io/) - Query cloud infrastructure using SQL.

- [Cloud Custodian](https://cloudcustodian.io/) - Rules engine for cloud security and governance.

- [Prowler](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler) - Security assessment tool for AWS and Azure.



## Cost Management



### Cost Optimization

- [Infracost](https://www.infracost.io/) - Cloud cost estimates for Terraform.

- [Kubecost](https://www.kubecost.com/) - Kubernetes cost monitoring and optimization.

- [CloudHealth](https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/) - Cloud management platform.

- [Spot.io](https://spot.io/) - Cloud cost optimization.

- [CAST AI](https://cast.ai/) - Kubernetes cost optimization platform.



### FinOps Tools

- [OpenCost](https://www.opencost.io/) - Open source Kubernetes cost monitoring.

- [Cloud Custodian FinOps](https://cloudcustodian.io/docs/) - Cloud governance and cost optimization.

- [Vantage](https://www.vantage.sh/) - Cloud cost transparency platform.

- [CloudZero](https://www.cloudzero.com/) - Cloud cost intelligence platform.



## Multi-Cloud & Hybrid



### Multi-Cloud Management

- [Anthos](https://cloud.google.com/anthos) - Multi-cloud application platform.

- [Azure Arc](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/azure-arc/) - Multi-cloud and edge management.

- [AWS Outposts](https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/) - AWS infrastructure on-premises.

- [Rancher](https://rancher.com/) - Multi-cluster Kubernetes management.

- [VMware Tanzu](https://tanzu.vmware.com/) - Multi-cloud application platform.



### Cloud Abstraction

- [Apache Libcloud](https://libcloud.apache.org/) - Python library for cloud providers.

- [Fog](https://github.com/fog/fog) - Ruby cloud services library.

- [Pkgcloud](https://github.com/pkgcloud/pkgcloud) - Node.js cloud abstraction library.

- [Apache jclouds](https://jclouds.apache.org/) - Java multi-cloud toolkit.



## Developer Experience Tools



### Development Environments

- [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces) - Cloud development environments.

- [Gitpod](https://www.gitpod.io/) - Cloud development environments.

- [DevPod](https://devpod.sh/) - Client-only tool for dev environments.

- [Coder](https://coder.com/) - Self-hosted cloud development environments.

- [Eclipse Che](https://www.eclipse.org/che/) - Kubernetes-native IDE.



### CLI Tools

- [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/) - GitHub from the command line.

- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/) - Kubernetes command-line tool.

- [k9s](https://k9scli.io/) - Terminal UI for Kubernetes.

- [Lens](https://k8slens.dev/) - Kubernetes IDE.

- [Teleport](https://goteleport.com/) - Secure access to infrastructure.



### Local Development

- [Tilt](https://tilt.dev/) - Multi-service dev environment for Kubernetes.

- [Skaffold](https://skaffold.dev/) - Workflow for building and deploying to Kubernetes.

- [Garden](https://garden.io/) - Development orchestrator for Kubernetes.

- [DevSpace](https://www.devspace.sh/) - Developer tool for Kubernetes.

- [Telepresence](https://www.telepresence.io/) - Local development against remote Kubernetes.



## Platform Templates & Blueprints



### Reference Architectures

- [AWS Well-Architected Framework](https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/) - Best practices for cloud architectures.

- [Azure Architecture Center](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/) - Azure reference architectures.

- [Google Cloud Architecture Framework](https://cloud.google.com/architecture/framework) - GCP best practices.

- [CNCF Cloud Native Trail Map](https://github.com/cncf/trailmap) - Path to cloud native adoption.



### Starter Kits

- [Projen](https://projen.io/) - Project generator for modern applications.

- [Yeoman](https://yeoman.io/) - Scaffolding tool for modern web apps.

- [Cookiecutter](https://cookiecutter.io/) - Project templates for any language.

- [Backstage Software Templates](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/) - Scaffolding for services.



### Platform Examples

- [IDP Reference Architectures](https://internaldeveloperplatform.org/examples) - Reference architectures and examples.

- [Kubernetes Examples](https://github.com/kubernetes/examples) - Kubernetes application examples.

- [AWS CDK Examples](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-cdk-examples) - CDK code examples.

- [Terraform Examples](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-guides) - Terraform patterns and practices.



## Learning Resources



### Courses & Certifications

- [Platform Engineering Academy](https://university.platformengineering.org/courses) - Comprehensive platform engineering courses.

- [CNCF Certifications](https://www.cncf.io/certification/) - Cloud native certifications.

- [AWS Certifications](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/) - AWS cloud certifications.

- [DevOps Institute Training](https://www.devopsinstitute.com/certifications) - DevOps certifications.



### Tutorials & Labs

- [KillerCoda](https://killercoda.com/) - Hands-on cloud native scenarios.

- [Play with Kubernetes](https://killercoda.com/playgrounds/scenario/kubernetes) - Kubernetes playground on KillerCoda.

- [Instruqt](https://instruqt.com/) - Hands-on virtual IT labs.



### Podcasts

- [Platform Engineering Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/@PlatformEngineering/podcasts) - Insights from platform engineering leaders.

- [Kubernetes Podcast](https://kubernetespodcast.com/) - Weekly news and interviews.

- [DevOps Paradox](https://www.devopsparadox.com/) - DevOps discussions.

- [The POPCAST](https://popcast-d9f7b6dc.simplecast.com/) - Platform engineering stories.



### YouTube Channels

- [Platform Engineering](https://www.youtube.com/@PlatformEngineering) - Platform engineering content.

- [CNCF](https://www.youtube.com/@cncf) - Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

- [DevOps Toolkit](https://www.youtube.com/@DevOpsToolkit) - Viktor Farcic's DevOps content.

- [TechWorld with Nana](https://www.youtube.com/@TechWorldwithNana) - DevOps tutorials.



## Communities



### Organizations

- [Platform Engineering Community](https://platformengineering.org/) - Global platform engineering community.

- [CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation)](https://www.cncf.io/) - Cloud native ecosystem.

- [DevOps Community Hub](https://www.devopsinstitute.com/community) - DevOps community and education.

- [SRE Community](https://sre.google/) - Site Reliability Engineering community.



### Conferences

- [PlatformCon](https://platformcon.com/) - Platform engineering conference.

- [KubeCon + CloudNativeCon](https://www.cncf.io/kubecon-cloudnativecon-events/) - Cloud native conference.

- [DevOps Enterprise Summit](https://events.itrevolution.com/) - Enterprise DevOps conference.

- [SREcon](https://www.usenix.org/conferences/byname/srecon) - Site reliability engineering conference.



### Slack Communities

- [Platform Engineering Slack](https://platformengineering.org/slack-rd) - Join the platform engineering Slack community.

- [Kubernetes Slack](https://kubernetes.slack.com/) - Kubernetes community.

- [DevOps Chat](https://devopschat.co/) - DevOps professionals community.

- [SRE Community Slack](https://sre-community.slack.com/) - SRE discussions.



### Forums & Discussion

- [r/platformengineering](https://www.reddit.com/r/platformengineering/) - Platform engineering subreddit.

- [r/devops](https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/) - DevOps subreddit.

- [Stack Overflow DevOps](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/devops) - Q&A for DevOps.

- [DevOps.com](https://devops.com/) - DevOps news and articles.