# Rainbond
**Repository Path**: rainbond/Rainbond
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: Rainbond
- **Description**: 不用懂 Kubernetes 的云原生应用管理平台 | No need to know Kubernetes' cloud native application management platform
- **Primary Language**: Go
- **License**: Apache-2.0
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: https://www.rainbond.com
- **GVP Project**: Yes
## Statistics
- **Stars**: 1600
- **Forks**: 499
- **Created**: 2018-04-08
- **Last Updated**: 2026-04-17
## Categories & Tags
**Categories**: cloud-native
**Tags**: None
## README
A container platform that needs no Kubernetes learning
Build, deploy, assemble, and manage apps on Kubernetes, no K8s expertise needed, all in a graphical platform.
[Website](https://www.rainbond.io?channel=github) • [Documentation](https://www.rainbond.io/docs/?channel=github)
## What is Rainbond?
Rainbond is a Kubernetes-based cloud-native application management platform that is 100% open-source. It is dedicated to transforming complex container orchestration and application management capabilities into a simple and user-friendly development and operations experience. Without needing in-depth knowledge of Kubernetes' underlying architecture, users can achieve full lifecycle management of applications through a graphical interface and standardized workflows. Ideal for enterprises to quickly build cloud-native application platforms, it reduces technical barriers and implementation costs.
## Why Rainbond?
### Positioning Differences with Mainstream Platforms
| **Platform Type** | Representative Products | Rainbond's Differentiation |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| **Developer-friendly PaaS** | Heroku, Vercel | ▶ Self-hosted Support ▶ Full K8s Compatibility |
| **K8s Native Tools** | Rancher, Devtron | ▶ Application-level Abstraction ▶ Zero YAML Experience ▶ Complex Application Topology ▶ Offline Environment Support |
| **Self-hosted Solutions** | CapRover, Coolify | ▶ Enterprise Multi-tenancy ▶ Hybrid Cloud Management |
### 🎯 What Pain Points Does It Solve?
**Developer Perspective**
- "I need to deploy a system with 20 microservices, but don't want to study K8s configs for each component"
- "The configuration differences between production and test environments make every deployment risky"
- "How to quickly deliver complex systems in customer's offline environment?"
**Ops/Platform Admin Perspective**
- "Need to give developers autonomy while ensuring cluster stability"
- "Traditional application cloud-native transformation costs too much"
- "Unified application management across multi/hybrid cloud environments"
### 🚀 Core Capabilities
- **Install Enterprise Software Like Mobile Apps**: Through the built-in application marketplace, various published microservice application templates support one-click installation and upgrades, even for systems with 100+ microservices.
- **Containerization Without Dockerfile and YAML**: The platform automatically recognizes multiple development languages like Java, Python, Golang, NodeJS, PHP, .NetCore, etc., completing build and deployment through a wizard-like process without writing Dockerfile or YAML.
- **Full Application Lifecycle Management**: Serverless experience where regular developers can manage and maintain applications and components without learning, including start, stop, build, update, auto-scaling, gateway policy management, etc., with non-invasive microservice architecture.
- **Microservice Modular Assembly**: Business components running on Rainbond support modular dependency orchestration, one-click publishing as reusable application templates, enabling business component accumulation and reuse.
### Who Is It Designed For?
👩💻 Developer Users
- Need URL access within 5 minutes from code
- Want cloud-native capabilities without learning K8s
- Zero configuration differences between dev and prod environments
👨💼 Platform Managers
- Traditional application cloud-native transformation
- Building internal PaaS platforms
- Achieving unified hybrid cloud management
### ✨ Differentiating Highlights Comparison
| Dimension | Traditional Approach | Rainbond Approach |
|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| **Deployment Complexity** | Requires K8s experts to write YAML | Visual orchestration, auto-generates K8s resources |
| **Environment Consistency** | Manual maintenance of multiple configs | Environment config templating, one-click deployment |
| **Delivery Form** | Docs + scripts + manual deployment | Self-contained app template (code + config) |
| **Skill Requirements** | Need full container/K8s stack skills | Operation interface based on application model abstraction |
## Getting Started
## Installation
### Minimum Requirements
- Linux OS (CentOS 7+/Ubuntu 18.04+)
- 2 CPU cores / 8GB RAM / 50GB disk space
### 3-Minute Quick Installation
You only need to execute the following command to run a container and quickly experience the full functionality of Rainbond. For more installation options, refer to [Installation and Upgrade](https://www.rainbond.io/docs/quick-start/quick-install).
```bash
curl -o install.sh https://get.rainbond.com && IMGHUB_MIRROR=rainbond bash ./install.sh
```
After the command is executed successfully, open a browser and enter `http://:7070` to access the platform and start deploying applications. `` is the IP address you selected or entered when running the script.
### Quick Start
Please refer to the [Quick Start](https://www.rainbond.io/docs/quick-start/getting-started?channel=github) documentation.
## Open Source Community
If you encounter any issues while using Rainbond and need help, please refer to the [Community Support](https://www.rainbond.io/docs/support?channel=github).
Slack: [Rainbond Slack Channel](https://join.slack.com/t/rainbond-slack/shared_invite/zt-1ft4g75pg-KJ0h_IAtvG9DMgeE_BNjZQ)
Twitter: [Rainbond Twitter](https://twitter.com/Rainbond_)
Discord: [Rainbond Discord](https://discord.com/invite/czusNpcymS)
## Contribution
We welcome contributions and sharing in the Rainbond community in areas such as platform usage experience, standardized applications, and plugin sharing.
If you are a Rainbond user who has a deep understanding of Rainbond and aligns with its technical direction, and you have significant demands within your organization, we welcome you to [contribute to Rainbond](https://www.rainbond.io/docs/contribution?channel=github).
## Related Projects
This repository contains the core service implementation code of the Rainbond data center. The project also includes the following sub-projects:
- [Rainbond-Console](https://github.com/goodrain/rainbond-console): Rainbond console server project.
- [Rainbond-Console-UI](https://github.com/goodrain/rainbond-ui): Rainbond console frontend project.
- [Rainbond-Operator](https://github.com/goodrain/rainbond-operator): Rainbond installation and operation project.
- [Rainbond-Builder](https://github.com/goodrain/builder): Rainbond source code build toolset.
## License
This repository is licensed under the [Rainbond Open Source License](LICENSE), based on Apache 2.0 with additional conditions. 
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