Open-Source DBaaS on Kubernetes

Run production databases anywhere — no vendor lock-in, full Day 2 operations, one control plane.

CNCF Sandbox Apache 2.0 8+ Databases Supported

openeverest.io

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Formerly Percona Everest — now fully open-source & community-driven

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CNCF Sandbox
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DBaaS on Any Kubernetes

Deploy and manage production databases on any K8s cluster — EKS, GKE, AKS, on-prem, or bare metal.

One Control Plane

Runs PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, ClickHouse & more through pluggable operators — one UI for every database.

Architecture

How It Works

Interfaces
Web UI REST API CRDs (GitOps)
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Core
OpenEverest Control Plane
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Providers
PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB ClickHouse +4 more
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Workloads
Database Pods (K8s CRs) PVCs Services

Databases deployed as native Kubernetes custom resources

Deep Dive

Database Management

Powered by production-grade Kubernetes operators
Percona · CloudNativePG · Altinity & more

Version Management Pick database engine & version per cluster
Flexible Topology Configure replicas, sharding & proxy layers
Backup & PITR Scheduled backups & point-in-time recovery
Health Monitoring Pods & containers status, PMM integration
Enterprise-grade databases — fully open-source, zero vendor lock-in
Press → or ↓ to explore database capabilities
OpenEverest — Create cluster with engine and version selection
OpenEverest — Configure cluster topology: replicas, sharding, proxies
OpenEverest — Configure backups OpenEverest — Backup management
OpenEverest — View components health: pods and containers

What's Next

OpenEverest v2

Developer Preview
Monolith → Modular Architecture

Database Providers (Plugins)

New engines ship as independent plugins — 9 providers available today

ClickHouse MariaDB Valkey Cassandra Your Engine (SDK)

Generic Plugins

Extend the UI & API with custom integrations

Plugin Hub MongoDB Explorer AI Copilot Data Migration
Browse all providers & plugins in the Extension Hub — openeverest.io/extensions
Multi-K8s — manage databases across clusters from one UI Infinitely extensible — same easy DBaaS experience

Architecture Evolution

v1 → v2

From monolithic core to modular plugin architecture

● v1 — Monolithic ● v2 — Modular
OPENEVEREST CORE (MONOLITHIC)Web UIeverest-operatorOLMVersion ServiceMySQL Operatortightly coupledPostgreSQL Operatortightly coupledMongoDB Operatortightly coupled
OPENEVEREST COREWeb UIeverest-operatorOLM removedVersion Service removedPROVIDERS (PLUGINS)MySQL ProviderdecoupledPostgreSQL ProviderdecoupledMongoDB ProviderdecoupledClickHousedecoupledValkeydecoupledYour DatabaseProvider SDK
OLM & Version Service removed Simplified core, fewer dependencies
Decoupled providers Each DB engine is an independent plugin
Infinitely extensible Add any database via the Provider SDK

Get Involved

Start Today

Website

openeverest.io

Docs, blog, roadmap & releases

Extensions

Extension Hub

Browse all providers & plugins

GitHub

openeverest/openeverest

Star the repo, open issues, contribute

CNCF Slack

#openeverest-users

Ask questions & connect with the community

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