Abstract
Kanister is an open-source Blockchain & Cloud Computing project. An extensible framework for application-level data management on Kubernetes, Kanister is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation sandbox project and was originally created by the Veeam Kasten team. Kanister is a data protection workflow management tool. It provides a set of cohesive APIs for defining and curating data operations by abstracting away tedious details around executing data operations on Kubernetes. It is built using Go, Kubernetes. The complete source code is publicly available on GitHub under the Apache License 2.0, making it a useful reference for students building a Blockchain & Cloud Computing mini project or final-year project.
1. Introduction
Kanister is a data protection workflow management tool. It provides a set of cohesive APIs for defining and curating data operations by abstracting away tedious details around executing data operations on Kubernetes. It's extensible and easy to install, operate and scale.
Follow the instructions in the installation documentation, to install Kanister on your Kubernetes cluster.
Walk through the tutorial to define, curate and run your first data protection workflow using Kanister blueprints, actionsets and profiles.
2. Objective
An extensible framework for application-level data management on Kubernetes, Kanister is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation sandbox project and was originally created by the Veeam Kasten team.
This project demonstrates how Go, Kubernetes can be applied to a real-world Blockchain & Cloud Computing problem.
4. Technology Stack
5. System Requirements
General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.
- Go 1.20 or later
- Git (to clone the repository)
6. Installation & Setup
git clone https://github.com/kanisterio/kanister.git
cd kanister- Cassandra
- Couchbase
- Elasticsearch
- FoundationDB
- K8ssandra
- MongoDB on OpenShift using DeploymentConfig
- MySQL on OpenShift using DeploymentConfig
- PostgreSQL
Full setup instructions are in the project README.
7. Future Enhancements
Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.
- Add a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions
- Deploy to a public test network or cloud free tier
- Add monitoring and cost alerts
8. Viva / Review Questions
Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.
- Why does this problem need a blockchain or cloud-native design?
- Explain the smart contract / infrastructure components and how they interact.
- How are gas costs or cloud costs kept under control?
- How is the system secured (keys, IAM, access control)?
- How would the solution scale to many more users?
9. Source Code & License
This project is developed by kanisterio and published on GitHub under the Apache License 2.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.
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