What is this?
Sealos is an AI-native cloud operating system built on Kubernetes. It unifies the whole application lifecycle — from development in cloud IDEs to production deployment and management — targeting AI apps, SaaS platforms and microservices.
Sealos is an AI-native cloud operating system built on Kubernetes. It unifies the whole application lifecycle — from development in cloud IDEs to production deployment and management — targeting AI apps, SaaS platforms and microservices.So is this a cloud service I sign up for, or software I run on my own servers?Both. You can use it as a hosted cloud (DevBox, managed databases, one-click app store), and install the Kubernetes-based platform on your own cluster — kubeadm and HA installs are among its GitHub topics.
Both. You can use it as a hosted cloud (DevBox, managed databases, one-click app store), and install the Kubernetes-based platform on your own cluster — kubeadm and HA installs are among its GitHub topics.How do I get my own app running on it?Open Sealos Devbox and create a development environment in your choice of language and framework, create a database, then deploy your Docker image as a Kubernetes Deployment, expose it with an Ingress and open your app details.
Open Sealos Devbox and create a development environment in your choice of language and framework, create a database, then deploy your Docker image as a Kubernetes Deployment, expose it with an Ingress and open your app details.Do I need to know Kubernetes or write YAML to use it?No. The app store deploys complex applications with a single click — no YAML configuration, no container-orchestration complexity — while the full power of Kubernetes stays available underneath.
No. The app store deploys complex applications with a single click — no YAML configuration, no container-orchestration complexity — while the full power of Kubernetes stays available underneath.Is this aimed at solo developers or full engineering teams?Teams and companies scaling modern AI applications, SaaS platforms, managed databases and complex microservice architectures — the README calls the platform perfect for exactly those use cases.
Teams and companies scaling modern AI applications, SaaS platforms, managed databases and complex microservice architectures — the README calls the platform perfect for exactly those use cases.Can I use it to offer hosting or cloud services to other people?No — that's the catch. The Sealos Sustainable Use License allows internal business use and personal non-commercial use but forbids providing cloud services to third parties; it's not standard open source.
No — that's the catch. The Sealos Sustainable Use License allows internal business use and personal non-commercial use but forbids providing cloud services to third parties; it's not standard open source.Which databases can it run for me so I don't have to manage them myself?Managed, production-ready PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis, plus built-in S3-compatible object storage — all provisioned from the platform instead of self-administered servers.
Managed, production-ready PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis, plus built-in S3-compatible object storage — all provisioned from the platform instead of self-administered servers.What does the AI actually do — can I deploy straight from my coding agent?Yes: you can deploy real projects from GitHub or your AI coding agent, and AI-powered operations keep them running. The README also pitches building and scaling anything with AI simply by describing it.
Yes: you can deploy real projects from GitHub or your AI coding agent, and AI-powered operations keep them running. The README also pitches building and scaling anything with AI simply by describing it.How does it keep multiple teams from stepping on each other?Workspace-based isolation with granular RBAC and per-workspace resource quotas — enterprise multi-tenancy designed for secure collaboration.
Workspace-based isolation with granular RBAC and per-workspace resource quotas — enterprise multi-tenancy designed for secure collaboration.What's under the hood — is it just Kubernetes with a web UI?It's a cloud-OS layer on top of Kubernetes, and Sealos 4.0 uses Buildah extensively so cluster images stay compatible with the OCI standard.
It's a cloud-OS layer on top of Kubernetes, and Sealos 4.0 uses Buildah extensively so cluster images stay compatible with the OCI standard.Which topics is it in?install, ai-infrastructure, paas, container, k8s, multi-tenant, saas, mongodb, cloud-native, microservices, mysql, redis
install, ai-infrastructure, paas, container, k8s, multi-tenant, saas, mongodb, cloud-native, microservices, mysql, redis