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OpenRun

Declarative Deployments to Docker or Kubernetes

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I have been building https://github.com/openrundev/openrun for the last few years and recently added Kubernetes support https://openrun.dev/docs/container/kubernetes. OpenRun is a declarative web app deployment platform, built for teams to deploy internal tools.There are many tools which try to simplify application deployments, but not many support declarative deployments. Even if app sources are fetched from git, creating new apps or updating app config requires imperative commands. Kubernetes is the dominant declarative approach, but it takes too much YAML to manage an app with Kubernetes. OpenRun supports a limited use case, deploying web apps for internal users across a team. For that use case, it supports declarative deployments on top of Docker/Podman or Kubernetes, with a very simple config.Some of the unique features of OpenRun are:- All apps have a staging env, code and config changes are staged before being promoted to prod- Supports OIDC/SAML integration, allowing you to control access to apps using RBAC policies- Full solution which handles builds, CD and request routing. Does not require additional tooling like Jenkins/ArgoCD etcOpenRun can run on a single machine, in which case it directly deploys the container to Docker/Podman. When deployed to Kubernetes, OpenRun builds the images using Kaniko and deploys apps as a Kubernetes deployment, using server side apply to make updates.The whole Starlark based config for creating apps is just: app(path="/streamlit/uber", source="github.com/streamlit/demo-uber-nyc-pickups", spec="python-streamlit") # python-streamlit knows how route requests for Streamlit app(path="/myapp", source="github.com/example/example", spec="container") # container spec works for any app which has a Dockerfile While mainly built for teams, OpenRun is the easiest way to deploy web apps and share them with friends and family https://openrun.dev/docs/use-cases/personal/. You can limit who has access to the apps using OAuth authentication.

HN · launched Feb 10, 2026 · 21 upvotes (top 30%) · 0 views

Niche: software deployment and configuration tools · 165 launches, 6 in the last 7 days ▼ -68% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • Dev tools
  • Developer
  • Not AI
  • Commercial product

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Could you build this?

Partial The declarative YAML configuration parser and management dashboard are easy to vibe code, but safe, reliable orchestration across heterogeneous Docker hosts and Kubernetes clusters requires complex systems engineering.

What it would actually take: The architecture requires a Go-based controller leveraging the Kubernetes client-go library and Docker Engine API alongside dynamic reverse proxy routing (e.g., Traefik or Envoy). The hardest parts are zero-downtime rollouts, automated TLS lifecycle management, persistent volume reconciliation, and graceful rollback handling during deployment failures. It requires seasoned DevOps and systems engineering expertise.

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Competitors

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Attention rank: #80 of 197 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 103 days after the earliest competitor.

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