layer5 is a free, open source orchestration & scheduling project written in JavaScript and released under Apache-2.0. It has 1,124 GitHub stars, 1,631 forks and 164 open issues, and was last pushed 42 minutes ago. On this registry it ranks #89 of 123 tracked projects in Orchestration & Scheduling, with 5 head-to-head comparisons available.

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About Layer5

Layer5's cloud native application and infrastructure management software enables you to expect more from your infrastructure. We embrace developer-defined infrastructure. We empower developers to change how they write applications, support operators in rethinking how they run modern infrastructure, and enable teams to stop finger-pointing and start collaborating. Docs

Projects

Meshery

Meshery is the collaborative cloud native manager that enables the adoption, operation, and management of Kubernetes and its workloads. [Docs](https://docs.meshery.io)



Kanvas

Kanvas delivers infrastructure as design. Kanvasis an end-to-end management platform, here to help teams understand problems, deploy designs, apply patterns, manage and operate your deployments and services in real time. [Docs](https://docs.kanvas.new)



Nighthawk

Nighthawk is a Layer 7 (HTTP/HTTPS/HTTP2) performance characterization tool. Nighthawk is Envoy’s load generator and is written in C++. Meshery integrates Nighthawk as one of (currently) three choices of load generator for characterizing and managing the performance of infrastructure and services. [Docs](https://getnighthawk.dev)


Cloud Native Catalog

Layer5 Catalog As a central hub for sharing cloud native infrastructure designs, Meshery Catalog enables the exchange of the best practices, reusable templates, and Kubernetes-based operational patterns for multi-cluster Kubernetes clusters and distributed applications. Meshery Catalog serves as a marketplace full of curated cloud native infrastructure configurations and operational patterns perfect for DevOps engineers who seek to leverage and contribute to Meshery's large collection of design patterns. [Docs](https://docs.layer5.io/cloud/catalog)


Layer5 Academy

Layer5 Academy Layer5 Academy is a learning platform built into Layer5 Cloud. It offers structured learning paths, interactive challenges, and professional certifications. Content spans beginner to advanced levels, helping both developers and organizations skill up in cloud native technologies. [Docs](https://docs.layer5.io/cloud/academy)






Cloud Native Patterns

Cloud Native Patterns help you get the most out of Kubernetes and every CNCF project. Each pattern can be used as a template and is customizable. [Site](https://service-mesh-patterns.github.io/service-mesh-patterns/)



Cloud Native Performance

The Cloud Native Performance is a vendor-neutral specification for capturing details of environment and infrastructure details, cloud native infrastructure and its configuration, service/application details, and bundling of statistical analysis of results. [Site](https://smp-spec.io)



Meshery Operator

Meshery Operator deploys and manages MeshSync. [Docs](https://docs.meshery.io/concepts/architecture/operator)




Sistent

Sistent is a design system and component library that

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Frequently asked questions

Is layer5 free to use?

layer5 is open source under the Apache-2.0 licence. There is no licence fee and no seat count — you can self-host it or, where the project offers one, pay a vendor for a managed version instead.

What does layer5 do?

Layer5, expect more from your infrastructure

What is layer5 written in?

layer5 is primarily written in JavaScript. Its source is publicly available at https://github.com/layer5io/layer5, and it has 1,124 GitHub stars.