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Phase out notice

Nebari is evolving. The original Nebari project is now called Nebari Classic, and is in maintenance mode.

We'll continue to provide security updates and key bug fixes; however, no new features are planned at this time. We're using the lessons learned from Nebari Classic to build a new Nebari ecosystem of tools, on a more robust foundation with a modular architecture. Nebari Classic's maintenance window will remain open until the new architecture reaches stability and feature parity, and current users are able to migrate, expected through the end of 2026.

See the current Nebari documentation for details on the new platform.

Nebari architecture

Nebari relies on a few core concepts to make it work. This guide will help you understand how Nebari works and how to use it.

Some of the most important concepts that Nebari relies on are Terraform and Kubernetes.

Nebari core concepts

Terraform​

Terraform is an excellent option for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure. It allows you to easily configure any number of cloud servers as well as all the required connections and features to ensure security, redundancy, and scalability. Check out the Terraform documentation to learn how it works..

Terraform

Kubernetes​

Kubernetes is a powerful open-source container orchestration system, initially developed by Google, for managing containerized applications in a cluster. It aims to provide better ways of managing related, distributed components and services across varied infrastructure.

Kubernetes provides fine-grained controls in applications and container lifecycles, especially in dynamic environments. Tasks such as monitoring, availability, and deployment are simplified by the use of controllers, which are control loops that monitor your Kubernetes cluster and make changes as needed to maintain the expected state. You can learn more details in the Kubernetes documentation.

Kubernetes overall structure levels

Infrastructure​

Below are diagrams to help show the architecture and design behind Nebari. The diagrams are meant to show different levels and cloud specific infrastructure.

GCP Architecture Diagram