This repository provides community-maintained Kubernetes manifests for deploying the Kubeflow platform. It targets users and engineers seeking to explore and utilize Kubeflow's end-to-end machine learning capabilities across various Kubernetes environments, simplifying complex deployments.

How It Works

The project leverages kustomize to manage and deploy a comprehensive set of Kubeflow components and common services. Manifests are organized into applications (official components), common (dependencies like Istio, Cert-Manager), and experimental modules. It synchronizes upstream component versions, allowing for either a full platform installation or granular component selection, facilitating customized Kubeflow distributions.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Primary Install Command: while ! kustomize build example | kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts -f -; do echo "Retrying to apply resources"; sleep 20; done
• Prerequisites: Kubernetes v1.32 (master branch), kustomize v5.4.3+, kubectl, kind v0.27+, Docker/Podman, and potential Linux kernel tuning for fs.inotify.
• Resource Estimates: Recommended 16 GB RAM / 8 CPU cores; can be reduced by excluding components.
• Documentation: Installation guides, component details, and troubleshooting are available within the repository.

Highlighted Details

• Supports deployment on popular Kubernetes distributions including Kind, Minikube, EKS, AKS, and GKE.
• Features Istio CNI for enhanced security and Pod Security Standards compatibility.
• Offers two Kubeflow Pipelines deployment modes: traditional database-based and Kubernetes-native API.
• Includes Dex for OIDC authentication, with connectors for various identity providers.
• Utilizes pre-commit hooks for code quality and integrates security scanning via GitHub Actions.

Maintenance & Community

The project is managed by the Platform/Manifests/security Working Group, with active community engagement on the CNCF Slack channel #kubeflow-platform and biweekly meetings. Contribution guidelines are detailed in CONTRIBUTING.md.

Licensing & Compatibility

The repository's license is not explicitly stated in the provided README content. It is designed for Kubernetes environments and specifies compatibility with major cloud provider managed Kubernetes services.

Limitations & Caveats

The master branch is intended for exploration and feedback; stable releases are recommended for production. Installation commands may require retries due to Kubernetes CRD eventual consistency. Default user credentials must be updated for security-sensitive deployments, and some features like Workspaces 2.0 are still under development.