The Replicated Blog

How the GitLab Team Made Software Distribution a Core Product Competency

At RepliCon Q4 2022, one of Replicated’s Senior Product Managers, Dex Horthy, sat down with Dilan Orrino, DJ Mountney, and Jason Plum from GitLab and chatted about how their team things of excellence in software distribution.

Jan 20, 2023

Become a Replicated Expert with Hands-on Labs

Replicated hands-on labs are a great resource to learn everything you need to be successful in distributing and supporting your application in your customers’ diverse Kubernetes environments.

Jan 19, 2023

Announcing: Improved Customer Instance Telemetry

This week, Replicated’s Vendor Experience team shipped a complete rebuild of our telemetry and reporting pages for the health and status of vendors’ end-customer instances running in the field. This is the first feature in our improved Instance Insights capabilities theme making it easy for Vendor Support Engineers and other customer-facing staff to understand the health and performance of a customer instance in one place.

Jan 12, 2023

Introducing Replicated Instance Insights: Key Metrics for Customer-Hosted Applications

This is the first article of a series in which we'll dive into using strategic metrics to drive excellence in commercial off-the-shelf software. It's important to align on what to measure and how before launching any customer-hosted or on-prem initiative.

Jan 10, 2023

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: January 2023

Check out the recently shipped Replicated features and release highlights for January 2023.

Dec 19, 2022

Rapid release iteration with Replicated and Tilt

We describe how to setup an inner loop development cycle with Application Manager (KOTS) and use Tilt to automate that inner loop for truly rapid release iteration.

Dec 19, 2022

Replicated Completes SOC 2 Type 2 Audit

Replicated today announced the successful completion of our System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 attestation for security and confidentiality. This achievement reflects the company’s commitment to cybersecurity.

Dec 9, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: November 2022

November brought with it shorter days and longer nights, but the Replicated Product & Engineering teams were undeterred preparing a feast of new features. See the latest new Replicated features in this edition of Recent Release Highlights!

Dec 6, 2022

Pinning Your kURL Installer for Greater Consistency

Your kURL installer specification allows you to specify what components (add-ons) you want in your embedded K8s cluster. Those component versions can be pinned, which helps get everyone running the same versions.

Nov 28, 2022

When to Choose Self-managed vs SaaS for Your Applications

We believe there is a place for SaaS software, and it is important to understand how the decision between the self-managed vs SaaS is made. This post explains the two primary axes of the decision.

Nov 7, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: October 2022

As the leaves drop, so do the new features. Check out all of the latest features that landed in October

Nov 3, 2022

Enhancing the Replicated App Manager with Rqlite

Starting in v1.89.0, the app manager uses rqlite instead of Postgres to store metadata like version information. This change is the first step toward a more highly available and more supportable app manager.

Oct 26, 2022

Debugging Kubernetes: Enhancements to Troubleshoot

We're happy to announce some new updates for the Troubleshoot project to help make debugging K8s applications more modular and dynamic, including online specs.

Oct 26, 2022

Enhanced Helm is Now Open for Public Beta

Our enhanced Helm offering has progressed to an “open beta” stage. This means both vendors currently using Replicated and the general public are now eligible to apply to join our beta program.

Oct 12, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: Sept 2022

Spring and summer gave autumn a miss, but the Replicated Product & Engineering teams are charging ahead on our product roadmap! Check out all the new stuff in this recap.

Sep 26, 2022

Research report: Customer Demand Drives On-premises Software Growth

Perhaps surprising to prevailing wisdom, this year’s report shows just how strong the demand continues to be for on-prem software. Spoiler: this segment is alive and thriving.

Sep 15, 2022

How to run GPU Workloads on a K8s Cluster with kURL

When using kURL for an on-prem Kubernetes installation, it is possible to enable GPU support with some minor changes in the kURL spec. This blog post will guide you through the different steps needed to enable GPUs.

Sep 14, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: August 2022

Summer may be winding down, but the Replicated Product & Engineering teams are moving full steam ahead on our product roadmap! It’s time for another fresh batch of exciting capabilities newly available.

Sep 13, 2022

Troubleshoot.sh (A Guide to Debugging Kubernetes)

Replicated sponsors an open source project called Troubleshoot, follow the link for the official troubleshoot.sh page. There are two major sides to Troubleshoot, which are preflight checks and support bundles.

Aug 31, 2022

Announcing: install applications with the Helm CLI using Replicated

An overview of the new Helm install method with Replicated, and a walkthrough of installing an application using Helm and using the admin console.

Aug 25, 2022

How to Run CIS Benchmark Tests on K8s Clusters Installed with kURL

As part of our continuing effort to help vendors ship software securely to their customers, we added a new feature that enables you to create a Kubernetes node that meets CIS benchmark best practices.

Aug 4, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: July 2022

July was another big month for the Replicated Product & Engineering teams! We have some exciting new capabilities to share based on input from vendors like you.

Aug 1, 2022

The Hidden Pain of DIY On-prem K8s-based Software Distribution

This blog is going to be a little different – rather than tell you about all the wonderful ways Replicated is helping software vendors, we’re going to explore what the experience is for those companies who try to build their own DIY software distribution tooling.

Jul 26, 2022

The Value of Preflight Checks for Software Installation

Preflight Checks allow ISVs to define specific checks for each release to ensure the environment has been appropriately provisioned and all system requirements are met. Read on to learn more about how Preflight Checks reduce customer frustration and speed up the time to value for a newly deployed application.

Jul 14, 2022

Improved Kubernetes Application Management

The admin console application dashboard and version history pages of Replicated's App manager have now been redesigned for aesthetic and functional improvements. Read on for an in-depth look at all of the recent changes for your end customers!

Jul 7, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: June 2022

June was another big month for the Replicated Product & Engineering teams! We have some exciting new capabilities to share based on input from vendors like you.

Jun 2, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: May 2022

We’re always hard at work adding new enhancements and features to Replicated. Read all about them in our newest Replicated Release Highlights blog!

May 31, 2022

A Message from Replicated's CEO

A message from the CEO of Replicated, Grant Miller.

May 26, 2022

How to Use ‘Strict’ Application Preflight Checks to Prevent Unsuccessful Application Installs

This feature enhancement allows you to specify if you want a failed preflight check to block a requested application deployment.

May 24, 2022

Enable Semantic Versioning and Automatically Deploy New Versions

Replicated recently released two great new features that are even more powerful when used together: our new support for semantic versioning and automatically deploying updates.

May 5, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: April 2022

April was an exciting month for us! We’re always hard at work adding new enhancements and features to Replicated. Read all about them in our newest Replicated Release Highlights!

Apr 28, 2022

HashiCorp Achieves 208% ROI Using Replicated: Forrester TEI Report™

We’re proud to announce that Replicated has proven to be an effective driver of savings and efficiency in Forrester’s new Total Economic Impact (TEI) Report. The study is now available and verifies that Replicated provides immense value for enterprise software vendors.

Apr 12, 2022

Adventures in Database Administration - Starring SchemaHero!

Schemhero enables Kubernetes administrators to create, import, and manage containerized databases using the same YAML definitions used for virtually every other component of a Kubernetes cluster. Read how in our new post!

Apr 7, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: March 2022

March was an exciting month for us! We’re always hard at work adding new enhancements and features to Replicated. Read all about them in our newest Replicated Release Highlights!

Apr 5, 2022

Support Bundle Control for Troubleshoot.sh

Believe it or not, our engineers have made troubleshoot.sh even better by creating a supplementary plugin that converts `support-bundle` output from JSON to standard `kubectl` output, saving even more time & flowing seamlessly into standard workflows for Kubernetes admins.

Mar 9, 2022

Watch The “Highway to Helm” Webinar On-Demand

We're all fans of AC/DC, but as it turns out, a lot of Kubernetes developers are fans of Helm charts, as well. Watch our newest webinar, Highway to Helm: Operationalizing Kubernetes App Delivery now!

Mar 7, 2022

Introducing the New Replicated Docs Site!

One of our primary goals at Replicated is to make the distribution and management of your application easy. Read all about our brand new Replicated docs in this announcement post.

Mar 3, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: February 2022

February may be the shortest month of the year, but we’ve still managed to pack in several new enhancements to Replicated. Read all about them in our newest Replicated Release Highlights!

Jan 31, 2022

The Challenges of ‘Day 2’: Q&A with Replicated Product Manager Alex Parker

In this post, we sit down again with Replicated Product Manager Alex Parker to discuss the ins and outs of a Kubernetes app’s Day 2 experience.

Jan 31, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: January 2022

New year, same great product innovation from Replicated! Check out the recently shipped features and release highlights for January 2022 below.

Jan 20, 2022

New Features Announced: Improvements to UX, Host Preflights Support Great Product Experience

In upcoming releases of the Replicated app manager and Kubernetes installer, we will introduce two exciting new features that we want you to be aware of.

Jan 18, 2022

NEW: Log In to Replicated Using Google Auth

New and existing Replicated users now have the ability to sign in to their Replicated.com vendor portal accounts using Google Authentication.

Jan 13, 2022

Q&A with Replicated Product manager Alex Parker: The Challenges of “Day 1” Delivery of Kubernetes Apps for Enterprises – and How to Get It Right

In this blog, we’ll show you what’s involved in delivering a modern app to the enterprise, what the challenges are in doing so, and why it’s so valuable to get it right.

Jan 6, 2022

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: December 2021

Wait a minute, what do we mean, “December”? It’s January! Yes, and Happy New Year! Like many of you, we took a little time off between the holidays to cozy up by a fire, sip some hot cocoa, and enjoy some much-needed time off with friends and family.

Jan 3, 2022

New Exciting Support Enhancements for 2022

Happy New Year friends! Replicated Engineering is always working to provide the best support experience for you and your teams. Continuously evaluating and improving our processes for your benefit is a top priority and we can’t wait to share a few new updates with you happening in the new year!

Dec 21, 2021

Replicated Repositories Are Not Impacted by the log4j Vulnerability

We’re not affected by any log4j vulnerabilities as our products don’t use Java. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please reach out to [email protected] with any inquiries.

Dec 16, 2021

End-to-End Prometheus Alerting Example with Replicated

Observability has emerged front-and-center in the DevOps toolkit for optimizing organizational performance and delivering high-output, high-quality software. Observability methods and tools are evolving rapidly, from scraping and sampling to tracing and indexing.

Dec 15, 2021

Announcing the New Replicated Beta Program

We’ve recently built the Replicated Beta Program! Because we are inventors, designers, and tinkerers at heart; we are constantly iterating on the Replicated product. New capabilities, features, use cases — our imaginations for new Kubernetes (K8s) solutions are limitless.

Dec 14, 2021

Changing Roles and Forging New Careers – How Replicated Supports Employees

Building a rewarding career is one of the most important, fulfilling, and challenging things people all over the globe work to achieve. Between managing families, finances, coworkers, and the day-to-day ups and downs of life, carving out time for a gratifying career can often be an afterthought.

Dec 11, 2021

Q&A with Replicated Product Manager Justin Nordeste: Geeking Out on “Day 0” for Kubernetes App Developers

We talk to developers every day and know what exceptional specialists they are at designing code to solve their customers’ challenges creatively. But when it comes to configuring and planning for that app to be installed ‘on-prem,’ tasks like installing a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster or setting up the app for delivery of future releases to […]

Dec 9, 2021

Improvements to Helm Hook Support Is Now GA

We have improved our support for Helm charts with additional supported “hooks” and “hook weights.” Replicated also updated its Helm chart install mechanism. Many Replicated vendors have existing investments in Helm, an open-source project that helps to manage Kubernetes apps.

Dec 4, 2021

What Is ‘Air Gap’ and What’s In It for the ISV?

A Closer Look at a Unique Way to be On-Prem As cloud-native software vendors, you’ve long been extolling the virtues of container-based apps and DevOps methodologies like CI/CD. Think speed, automation. Cloud-native can be a ‘win’ for any organization looking to be agile and responsive.

Dec 1, 2021

Wallaroo Scales for the Future With Replicated

Wallaroo's search for a solution led them to Replicated, a Kubernetes application delivery and management platform. Replicated provides commercial and open source tools to streamline the distribution and management of 3rd-party applications to complex enterprise environments and all major cloud platforms.

Nov 29, 2021

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: November 2021

Are you settling in yet to your autumn vibe? We are! Our team here at Replicated is really enjoying our apple ciders, campfires, and general fall coziness.

Nov 10, 2021

Solving the Problem of Installing Software on Kubernetes – On-Premises and on the Edge

By Jason Bloomberg (@TheEbizWizard) – Intellyx | Part 3 of the Intellyx On-Prem Innovation Series In the first two articles in this series (which you can find here and here), my colleague Jason English explained why many enterprises would prefer air gapped software installs over putting software in the cloud.

Nov 3, 2021

Replicated Is a 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor in Cloud Computing

Each year, Gartner recognizes innovative technology companies as Cool Vendors across various market segments. We are proud to announce that Replicated has been recognized as a November 2021 Gartner™ Cool Vendor in Cloud Computing.

Oct 30, 2021

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: October 2021

October was a big month in our space as we prepared for, sponsored, attended, and presented content at KubeCon 2021! We hope you were able to participate in the show in some way — in person or virtually.

Oct 18, 2021

Replicated Had a Blast at KubeCon 2021

Looking back at this past week, we truly had a memorable experience at KubeCon 2021. Even though we are on the tail end of a pandemic, we were thankfully and safely able to gather in Downtown Los Angeles and see so many of you amazing people in the global Kubernetes community.

Oct 10, 2021

The Replicated KubeCon 2021 Experience

As October is upon us, we look back to where we were at this time last year and breathe a (slight) sigh of relief. While we may not be out of the woods yet when it comes to the global pandemic we’ve all endured over the last 18 months, we are finally at the point […]

Sep 29, 2021

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: September 2021

September is a month of change, as summer leaves us and cooler weather for many helps usher in the early part of fall. Still, our classic Replicated fervor is still in full swing, and we’re back again with a fresh batch of exciting new developments and release highlights.

Sep 21, 2021

New and Improved: API Tokens Now Better Aligned to RBAC Policies

We’ve been hearing from vendors that you want additional flexibility and control over token-based access, so we’ve spent the last several weeks digging into the user problem and exploring best practices and solutions. The result? New and improved tokens, which provide more controlled API and CLI access in the vendor portal!

Sep 15, 2021

Rancher and Replicated Partner To Power the Next Generation of Enterprise Software

Great things come in pairs. Most of us will agree that food is good. Many of us also believe that wine is good. However, the pairing of the right food with the right wine clearly results in a fusion of flavors greater than the sum of its parts.

Sep 7, 2021

Here Comes Trouble: Troubleshoot and Amazon EKS Anywhere Partnership

It can be lonely being early with an idea. Every first mover and category-defining startup has felt the frustration of knowing that they’re onto something big while having to wait for their vision to enter the mainstream consciousness.

Sep 4, 2021

GitOps and Open Source With Alexis Richardson of Weaveworks

In Episode 40 of The EnterpriseReady Podcast, Grant is joined by Alexis Richardson of Weaveworks. They discuss Weave GitOps, insights on brand revitalization, and the storied career journey that led Alexis from finance to startups to enterprise software.

Aug 30, 2021

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: August 2021

Aug 27, 2021

Air Gap On-Prem Use Cases for the Security-Conscious Enterprise

By Jason English (@bluefug) – Intellyx| Part 2 of the Intellyx On-Prem Innovation Series When I think of the most mission-critical on-premises secure installation scenario of all time, my mind immediately wanders to silos. Missile silos, to be exact.

Aug 12, 2021

Replicated Joins the AWS Partner Network Global Startup Program

We here at Replicated are proud to announce that we have joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) Global Startup Program to help us accelerate our growth and provide customers with expanded installation options. Replicated helps reduce friction for the ever-increasing number of global companies investing in on-premises software delivery and management.

Aug 1, 2021

Why Are Companies Doing On-Prem Air Gap Installations Now?

By Jason English (@bluefug) – Intellyx| Part 1 of the Intellyx On-Prem Innovation Series Software ate the world. Then SaaS started eating software. Then, cloud started enveloping SaaS. Now, even one flavor of cloud is no longer good enough for most highly distributed software applications.

Jul 29, 2021

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: July 2021

Time for another fresh batch of exciting capabilities newly available in KOTS (Kubernetes Off-The-Shelf), and kURL! Check out the recently shipped features and release highlights for July 2021 below.

Jul 26, 2021

Replicated $50M Series C To Advance Multi-Prem Software Adoption

In our never-ending pursuit to help independent software vendors bring multi-prem applications into the hands of enterprise software customers, we’re proud to announce that Replicated has just raised a 50M Series C round of funding!

Jul 7, 2021

The State of On-Prem Series: On-Premises Software Deployments Are Challenging and Slow

With the rapid adoption of on-premises deployments among enterprises, there’s one thing that may come as a surprise: On-premises software deployments are challenging and slow, and software teams still struggle to deploy and maintain customer-managed software as demand rises.

Jul 2, 2021

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: June 2021

This month, we share with you a fresh batch of exciting capabilities newly available in KOTS (Kubernetes Off-The-Shelf), kURL, and Vendor Web. Let’s take a look at some of the recently shipped features and release highlights for June 2021 below.

Jun 29, 2021

Replicated Runthrough: SchemaHero 101

Greetings and welcome to our final issue of Replicated Runthrough, starring the coolest project you’ve probably already seen a few things about – SchemaHero.

Jun 25, 2021

The State of On-Prem Series: Container-Based Deployments Are the Norm

With the rapid adoption of on-premises deployments among enterprises, there’s one thing that may come as a surprise: container-based deployments are the norm, and modern enterprise software companies have embraced Kubernetes as the container-orchestration system of choice for their on-premises needs.

Jun 17, 2021

The State of On-Prem Series: On-Prem Sales and Demand Are Rising

With the dawn of cloud and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and the rapid adoption among enterprises, there’s one thing that may come as a surprise: on-prem sales and demand are rising, and modern software companies are offering more enterprise delivery options than ever before.

Jun 9, 2021

Fully Remote: Home Office Should Not Be a Financial Burden on Employees

We’re excited to announce our new Replicated home office reimbursement program, and thought it would be best to outline the thinking and work that went into this new policy. We let go of our LA-based office and began to hire from across the United States and the world!

Jun 9, 2021

4 Ways Multi-Prem Software Will Increase Your Enterprise Sales

At first glance, you may have thought the title was a typo – “multi” prem? Not on-prem? Not cloud? You may also be wondering what multi-prem software even means. It’s a legitimate question that begs a deeper explanation.

Jun 3, 2021

Performing an Airgap Install on an Existing Kubernetes Cluster

Depending on your background, how word association works in your mind, or your search engine technique, hearing the phrase “airgap environment” might trigger thoughts of anything ranging from spaceships to dishwashers. Despite the interesting and seemingly unrelated word choice, Replicated has not decided to move into the home improvement space – though there may be […]

May 26, 2021

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: May 2021

This month, we bring you another post in our ongoing blog series highlighting some of the exciting capabilities newly available in KOTS (Kubernetes Off-The-Shelf), kURL, and Vendor Web. Let’s take a look at some of the recently shipped features and release highlights for May 2021 below.

May 22, 2021

Replicated Runthrough: KOTS 101

Greetings and welcome back to the Replicated Runthrough series, where we teach you about each project in the Replicated catalog in simple terms. This week’s episode will be on KOTS – a.k.a. Kubernetes Off The Shelf software.

May 20, 2021

Build vs Buy: Decision Time

In our previous posts, we’ve gone through all of the considerations you should explore when it comes to on-prem software delivery and management––from planning to maintenance––and now it’s time for the big decision.

May 13, 2021

The State of On-Prem: Modern Solutions for a Traditional Problem

Dimensional Research has just released a new report, The State of On-Prem: Modern Solutions for a Traditional Problem, based on a survey sponsored by Replicated.

May 7, 2021

Build vs Buy: Execution

So far, we’ve explored cost, time to market, internal resources, and business continuity. Do you have a clear favorite at this point? Have you crossed all of your t’s and color-coded all of your Gantt charts? Keep an open mind as we move forward because we’re about to get into execution.

May 6, 2021

Replicated Runthrough: Outdated 101

Greetings and welcome back for the next episode of the Replicated Runthrough series. This time we’re going to discuss Outdated.sh, an open source kubectl plugin that finds and reports outdated cluster images.

Apr 30, 2021

Build vs Buy: Planning for Success

In our last blog post, we talked about how on-prem software for the enterprise isn’t going anywhere. This $400 billion industry dwarfs enterprise SaaS, but it doesn’t often get the attention it deserves.

Apr 29, 2021

Replicated Runthrough: Troubleshoot 101

Greetings and welcome to part two of the Replicated Runthrough series. We’ll will be covering Troubleshoot.sh, a Kubernetes plugin for – you guessed it – troubleshooting host and cluster-level issues.

Apr 22, 2021

Replicated Recent Release Highlights: April 2021

Last month we kicked off this new regular blog series where we update you on some of the exciting capabilities newly available in KOTS (Kubernetes Off-The-Shelf), kURL, and Vendor Web.

Apr 21, 2021

Replicated Runthrough: kURL 101

TL;DR – kURL deploys entire Kubernetes clusters, pre-configured with as many or as few add-ons as your organization needs, delivered via the cURL utility. Greetings and welcome to our new Replicated Runthrough series, where we teach you about each project in the Replicated catalog in simple terms.

Apr 12, 2021

Scalable Databases With Karthik Ranganathan of Yugabyte

On the latest episode of The EnterpriseReady podcast, Grant Miller sits down with Karthik Ranganathan, Founder and CTO of Yugabyte. A pioneer in the world of scalable databases, Karthik is one of the masterminds behind YugabyteDB, a high-performance distributed SQL database for global, internet-scale applications.

Apr 9, 2021

Build vs Buy: Why On-Prem Matters

Historically, delivering on-prem software has meant building bespoke, manual processes for every customer environment; costing time, resources, and money. Thanks to new, off-the-shelf solutions, delivery, and management have gotten easier than ever.

Apr 5, 2021

Container Image Registries – Huh?!

Greetings and welcome back to our series on getting familiar with the Replicated Vendor Portal. In this episode, we’re going to talk a bit about the different types of container image registries available to use with Replicated KOTS – or any other Kubernetes clusters.

Apr 1, 2021

Redirecting Replicated

Dear Reader, Last week, while I was listening at 2x speed to the Kubernetes Podcast episode where Google’s Craig Box interviewed me, Grant Miller, I had the opportunity to reflect on a few things.

Mar 30, 2021

Get Updated With Outdated

Have you been running a Kubernetes cluster for a while without updating? Do you have concerns that images running in your cluster might be a bit… old? Want a quick, easy, straight-forward solution to updating cluster images that doesn’t take forever to install? Well, we have just the answer for you – Outdated.sh!

Mar 24, 2021

SchemaHero 0.12 Released

Today, we’re excited to announce the release of SchemaHero 0.12. This is our first release as a CNCF Sandbox project, and we are thrilled with the community involvement and progress of the project.

Mar 18, 2021

KOTS Snapshots - Disaster Recovery 101

They say, “An ounce of preparation is better than a pound of cure.” This holds true for many situations, none more so than making sure that your organization is prepared in the dreaded event that something – whether it be an HSD, a fire, a spilled drink, or a flock of wild pigeons – takes […]

Mar 16, 2021

KOTS Snapshots – Disaster Recovery 101

Mar 12, 2021

Replicated’s Recent Release Highlights: March 2021

As our team and product grows, we’re making big strides with feature improvements to make your Replicated experience even better. This article kicks off what will be a regular blog series announcing new features, with a breakdown of the latest additions to KOTS (Kubernetes Off-The-Shelf).

Mar 10, 2021

Making History: The Womxn of Replicated

To commemorate Women’s History Month, we invite you to join us in celebrating the amazing women and non-binary people at Replicated at our upcoming live event, Making History: The Womxn of Replicated. Greetings and Happy Women’s History Month from Replicated!

Feb 27, 2021