Airship
Airship is an open-source platform for automating cloud provisioning and lifecycle management, primarily used for deploying and managing OpenStack and Kubernetes environments. It provides a declarative, model-driven approach to infrastructure-as-code, enabling consistent and repeatable deployments of complex cloud infrastructure. The platform integrates tools like Helm, Ansible, and Docker to orchestrate bare-metal and virtualized environments.
Developers should learn Airship when working on large-scale, production-grade cloud infrastructure deployments, especially in telecom or enterprise settings that require automated, reliable OpenStack or Kubernetes clusters. It is valuable for teams needing to manage the full lifecycle of cloud infrastructure, from initial provisioning to ongoing updates and scaling, with a focus on declarative configuration and GitOps practices. Use cases include deploying private clouds, edge computing environments, and NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) platforms.