Carina is an open-source high-performance local storage solution specifically designed for Kubernetes. It aims to provide ops-free, efficient, and raw disk performance for stateful applications running on your Kubernetes clusters.

Key Features:

• Focus on stateful applications: Unlike general-purpose storage solutions, Carina targets the specific needs of stateful applications that require persistent storage and high performance.

• Kubernetes-native: Integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes, using standard storage resources like StorageClass and Persistent Volumes for easy management.

• Ops-free: Requires minimal configuration and maintenance, simplifying storage management for administrators.

• High performance: Leverages raw disk access and avoids traditional overhead, resulting in faster data access and application performance.

• Data resiliency: Offers RAID-based data protection for fault tolerance and high availability.

• Flexibility: Supports various disk types (HDDs, SSDs) and can be adapted to different performance and capacity requirements.

Benefits of using Carina:

• Improved application performance: Enables stateful applications to run faster and more efficiently by utilizing raw disk access and avoiding storage overhead.

• Simplified management: Reduces operational complexity with its ops-free design and integration with Kubernetes.

• Cost-effective: Can be more cost-efficient than traditional SAN solutions, especially for smaller deployments.

• Scalability: Scales horizontally by adding more nodes to your Kubernetes cluster and provisioning additional storage resources.

Who uses Carina?

Carina is suitable for various organizations and individuals running stateful applications on Kubernetes, including:

• Cloud-native developers: Leverage Carina's performance and ease of use for containerized applications requiring persistent storage.

• DevOps teams: Manage storage resources efficiently and automate deployments of stateful applications.

• Small and medium businesses: Benefit from Carina's cost-effectiveness and scalability for their growing storage needs.