MAnaging Multiple Projects On Kubernetes
MaMPOK
Main features
- Local kubernetes cluster management tool
- Support the management of multi- project/omics/webApps environments
- Adds a higher level of container organisation
- Automation of cluster deployment processes, if needed directly attached to analysis pipelines
MaMPOK data organization
MaMPOK’s functionality is based on a local folder structure containing the projects intented for management (e.g. RNAseq projects and WiLSON as webApp). Files required for each project as well as a project JSON files, optionally derived from an analysis pipeline, classify the project and what webservices has to be provided. This JSON file, called MaMPlan (MaMPOK-project-plan) holds information about the project name, the necessary files and the tool/container to be used as web application. Needed information can be divided into single JSON files, called or derived from MaMplates (MaMPOK-templates). From this locally stored information, MaMPOK creates all necessary Kubernetes objects to provide a online web application.
Managing webApps via MaMPOK
MaMPOK is intended to keep track of multiple webApps linked to locally stored projects on a Kubernetes cluster. The typical environment is a large scale bioinformatics facility dealing with multiple types of omics data and large cluster environments. It provides a set of functions that are crucial to manage numerous Apps. For instance, it allows to list all projects having a distinct webApp on the cluster, to re-deploy or to renew individual deployments for e.g. applications (e.g. WiLSON), type of projects (e.g. RNAseq) or container image versions.