💤 KubeNidra
Smart Workload Hibernation for Kubernetes - Automatically scale your workloads to zero during idle periods and wake them up when needed, saving costs and optimizing resource utilization.
🚀 What is KubeNidra?
KubeNidra is a comprehensive Kubernetes solution that intelligently manages workload hibernation based on schedules, reducing infrastructure costs by up to 70% during off-hours. It's perfect for development environments, staging clusters, and any workloads with predictable usage patterns.
✨ Key Benefits
- 💰 Cost Savings: Automatically scale workloads to zero during idle periods
- 🔄 Smart Automation: Schedule-based hibernation with intelligent wake-up
- 🎯 Zero Configuration: Works out-of-the-box with minimal setup
- 🛡️ Production Ready: Battle-tested with comprehensive error handling
- 📊 Full Observability: Complete operation history and monitoring
🏗️ Architecture Overview
KubeNidra consists of four integrated components that work together seamlessly:
🧩 Components
🤖 KubeNidra Agent
The heart of the system - a Kubernetes controller that monitors and manages workload hibernation.
Features:
- Schedule-based workload management
- Smart scaling with backoff protection
- Operation history tracking
- State pinning and manual overrides
Supported Workloads: Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, ReplicaSets
🌐 REST API
A RESTful API server that provides programmatic access to all KubeNidra functionality.
Features:
- Complete CRUD operations for all workload types
- Real-time status monitoring
- Schedule management
- Override and pinning controls
- OpenAPI 3.0 specification
Base URL: http://your-cluster/api/v1/
💻 CLI Tool
A powerful command-line interface for developers and automation scripts.
Features:
- Enable/disable workload hibernation
- Manual snooze and wake operations
- Schedule configuration and updates
🖥️ Web Manager
An intuitive React-based web interface for visual workload management.
View Web Manager Documentation →
Features:
- Real-time dashboard with status overview
- Visual schedule configuration
- Bulk operation support
- Dark/light theme switching
- Mobile-responsive design
Perfect for: Operations teams, developers, and anyone who prefers visual interfaces
🎯 Use Cases
💡 Development & Testing
Scale down all development workloads outside business hours, automatically wake them up when developers arrive.
🏢 Staging Environments
Hibernate staging workloads during nights and weekends, wake them up for testing during business hours.
📊 Batch Processing
Run data processing workloads on schedule, automatically scale them down when complete.
🌍 Multi-Region Deployments
Follow the sun - keep workloads active in regions where it's business hours, hibernate others.
📋 Supported Schedule Formats
KubeNidra supports flexible schedule configurations:
# Business hours, weekdays only
"9:00-17:00,mon-fri"
# 24/7 operation
"0:00-23:59"
# Split schedule with lunch break
"9:00-12:00,mon-fri;13:00-17:00,mon-fri"
# Weekend maintenance window
"2:00-6:00,sat-sun"🔧 Advanced Features
🎛️ Manual Overrides
- Temporary overrides (30min, 2h, 6h)
- Permanent overrides for critical periods
- Easy override removal
📌 State Pinning
- Pin workloads in active or snoozed state
- Prevent accidental state changes
- Perfect for maintenance windows
🔄 Smart Automation
- Backoff protection after failures
- Operation history tracking
- Intelligent retry mechanisms
📊 Monitoring & Observability
- Comprehensive operation logs
- Performance metrics
- Error tracking and alerts
🛡️ Production Ready
✅ Reliability
- Graceful error handling
- Comprehensive testing
🔒 Security
- RBAC integration
- Minimal required permissions
- Secure API endpoints
📈 Scalability
- Handles thousands of workloads
- Efficient resource usage
- Horizontal scaling support
🌟 Why Choose KubeNidra?
| Feature | KubeNidra | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Setup Time | < 5 minutes | Hours to days |
| Learning Curve | Minimal | Steep |
| UI & CLI | Both included | Usually separate |
| Schedule Flexibility | Very high | Limited |
| Workload Support | All major types | Often limited |
📚 Documentation
- Agent Documentation - Deploy and configure the core controller
- API Reference - Complete API documentation with examples
- CLI Guide - Command-line interface documentation
- Web Manager - Visual interface setup and usage
🤝 Community & Support
- GitHub Repository: kulbirsaini/kubenidra
- Issues & Bug Reports: GitHub Issues
📄 License
KubeNidra is open source software licensed under the GPL-3.0 license.
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