Managed Kubernetes Infrastructure
Production-grade K3s Kubernetes clusters designed, deployed, and operated for you
Kubernetes is powerful but operationally demanding. We use K3s — a lightweight, CNCF-certified Kubernetes distribution — as the foundation for all our managed clusters. K3s delivers full Kubernetes compatibility in a single binary with a minimal footprint, making clusters faster to provision, easier to upgrade, and more resource-efficient. We take the infrastructure burden off your team—from initial cluster design through ongoing management—so you get the benefits of Kubernetes without the complexity tax.
The problem#
Adopting Kubernetes typically means:
- Steep learning curve — RBAC, networking, storage, and scheduling are complex even for experienced engineers
- Platform engineering overhead — Someone has to manage upgrades, monitoring, security, and tooling
- Reliability risk — Misconfigured clusters cause outages that are hard to debug
- Cost overruns — Over-provisioned nodes, unused resources, and no autoscaling eat your cloud budget
Our solution#
We provide fully managed Kubernetes as a service. Your developers interact with Kubernetes as a platform; we handle everything underneath.
What's included#
| Layer | What we manage |
|---|---|
| Cluster | K3s control plane HA, node pools, autoscaling, upgrades, embedded etcd backups |
| Networking | Flannel CNI, Traefik ingress, TLS certificates, DNS, network policies |
| Security | RBAC, pod security standards, image scanning, secrets management |
| Observability | Prometheus, Grafana dashboards, log aggregation, alerting |
| CI/CD | GitOps with Argo CD or Flux, deployment pipelines, rollback |
| Storage | Persistent volumes, backup policies, storage class optimization |
How it works#
- Assess — We understand your workloads, team size, and requirements
- Design — Architecture document with cluster topology, networking, and tooling choices
- Deploy — K3s clusters provisioned via Infrastructure as Code (Ansible + Helm) on your infrastructure
- Operate — Ongoing management with SLA-backed response times
- Evolve — Monthly reviews to tune, optimize, and plan for growth
Why K3s?#
K3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution created by Rancher (now SUSE) and certified by the CNCF. It packages the entire Kubernetes control plane into a single binary under 100MB.
| Advantage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Lightweight | Single binary, under 100MB, runs on 512MB RAM |
| Fast provisioning | Clusters ready in seconds, not minutes |
| CNCF certified | Full Kubernetes API compatibility — existing manifests, Helm charts, and tools work unchanged |
| Built-in components | Traefik ingress, Flannel CNI, CoreDNS, local-path storage included out of the box |
| Easy upgrades | Single-binary updates simplify patching and version management |
| ARM support | Native ARM64 and ARMv7 for edge and mixed-architecture deployments |
Deployment options#
Cloud VMs#
K3s deployed on cloud VMs (AWS EC2, Hetzner, DigitalOcean, or any provider). Lightweight overhead means smaller instances and lower cloud costs compared to managed Kubernetes services.
Bare metal / on-premises#
K3s on bare metal servers or on-premises VMs. Full control over the infrastructure with minimal resource overhead.
Edge and IoT#
K3s clusters on ARM devices, edge nodes, or resource-constrained hardware. See Managed K3s for Edge for details.
Multi-cluster#
Multiple K3s clusters across regions or environments with consistent tooling and GitOps-based management.
Support tiers#
| Feature | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Response time | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Coverage | 8x5 | 24/7 |
| Cluster reviews | Quarterly | Monthly |
| Dedicated engineer | Shared | Dedicated |
| Chaos engineering | — | Included |
| Architecture reviews | Annual | Quarterly |
Key benefits#
- Ship faster — Developers deploy via
git push, not Kubernetes YAML - Reduce risk — Battle-tested K3s configurations, automated upgrades, incident response
- Lower costs — K3s minimal footprint means smaller VMs and less resource overhead
- Stay secure — Defense-in-depth with RBAC, network policies, and image scanning
- Scale confidently — From one K3s cluster to multi-region with the same operational model
- No vendor lock-in — K3s runs anywhere: cloud VMs, bare metal, edge devices
Who it's for#
- Startups moving from PaaS (Heroku, Render) to Kubernetes
- Companies wanting Kubernetes without the overhead of EKS/GKE/AKS
- Teams without dedicated platform engineers
- Organizations running on cloud VMs, bare metal, or edge infrastructure
- Teams needing multi-cluster or multi-region Kubernetes
Getting started#
Ready for production-grade K3s Kubernetes? We'll assess your current setup and design a platform that fits your team.
Request K3s Assessment →