Platform Engineering

Deploy SmoothGlue. No Kubernetes expertise required.

From Day 0 CLI install to Data Mesh configuration — everything a Platform Engineer needs to get SmoothGlue running and keep it running.

Console role:PlatformAdmin·OrgAdmin

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Platform fundamentals

Understand what SmoothGlue installs and why — before you run the first command.

Explanation

What's Pre-Integrated

50+ tools pre-configured and pre-hardened. What you'd have spent 6–18 months building yourself.

Explanation

Platform Templates

Build, Run, and Edge — what each template includes and when to use it.

Tutorial

Install Your First Platform

CLI walkthrough from prerequisites to a running platform on EKS or KVM.

~45 min

Explanation

Big Bang Baseline

How SmoothGlue inherits and extends DoD Platform One's Big Bang — what you get for free.

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Console Administration

Manage users, teams, and access policies without touching Keycloak directly.

Explanation

User Management

Create users, add Org Admins, configure MFA, and provision bot tokens — all from the Console.

~10 min

Explanation

Team Management & RBAC

Manage teams and verify role-based access control enforcement across the platform.

~5 min

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Zero-trust network

Zero-trust by default — no config required

Day 0 compliance: DISA K8s STIG + FIPS 140-2/3 + NIST 800-53

Every platform ships with default-deny network policy, mTLS between all services via Istio, and Keycloak AuthService gating all external access. These controls are enforced by Kyverno admission policies — no workload can bypass them. Your ISSO sees a clean posture the moment smoothglue install completes.

Configure zero-trust for a new project →Compliance pre-wiring explained →

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Data Mesh

CDC and data transformation between SmoothGlue Run instances — a native platform capability no DevSecOps competitor offers.

Data Mesh — active 2026 platform initiative

2026 Corporate Goal 1.2.4 · No competitor has this

Applications running on separate Run instances share data through managed CDC pipelines — NATS JetStream transport, Console wizard configuration, Kubernetes-native XRD resource management. Platform Engineers configure it once; app teams consume it without touching infrastructure. 30+ input connectors, Bloblang transformation, built-in security and compliance step in every pipeline.

How Data Mesh works →Set up an origin →Connect a destination →

Tutorial

Set Up a Data Mesh Origin

Console wizard walkthrough — 5 steps from DB credentials to live publication.

~15 min

Tutorial

Connect a Data Mesh Destination

6-step wizard including RBAC profile and audit logging — production-ready in one session.

~20 min

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Air-gap and edge

Zarf air-gap packaging — no internet required at install time

Competitive differentiator vs. GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, Harness

SmoothGlue uses Zarf to bundle every tool, image, and dependency into a single portable package. After one pull, everything installs offline — no external registries, no internet egress, no exception requests. This is why SmoothGlue works in SCIFs, carrier-deployed environments, and air-gapped government networks where no competitor can follow.

Edge Deployment how-to →Platform templates (Build / Run / Edge) →

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How-to guides

Operational procedures for licensed customers and partners.

How-to Guide

EKS Cluster Setup

Create, configure, and destroy EKS clusters for SmoothGlue deployments.

Licensed

How-to Guide

RKE2 Cluster Setup

On-prem KVM/RKE2 cluster provisioning for air-gapped environments.

Licensed

How-to Guide

Edge Deployment

Zarf-packaged air-gap deployment for disconnected environments.

Licensed

How-to Guide

SSO Configuration

Configure SSO across all integrated tools — automated and manual override paths.

Licensed

How-to Guide

Add User (Console + GitLab)

Provision a user account and verify Keycloak sync to GitLab and all integrated tools.

Licensed