Introducing the What's New page
A single feed for everything shipping across OpenEverest — the core, providers, and plugins. Here is why we built the What's New page and how an AI-powered pipeline keeps it up to date.
Tag: Blog
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OpenEverest at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China 2026: the Shanghai recap
We wrapped up the OpenEverest Asian tour at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China in Shanghai — a conference where Kubernetes has effectively become the operating system for AI. Here is what stood out, from the talks to the China-native project landscape to the project pavilion.
OpenEverest at LFX Mentorship: Term 3, 2026
Our two LFX Mentorship Term 3 projects now have their mentees. Meet Aditya Pimpalkar (Object Storage provider) and Abdul Moiz (Benchmark plugin), and see what to expect from each.
OpenEverest Pulse: August 2026
The first OpenEverest Pulse: a concise roundup of what shipped this month — the 2.0.0-dev.2 release, the Extension Hub on the website, and updates across the MariaDB, Cassandra, and Valkey providers.
Two conferences, one continent: our Asian tour (KubeCon Japan + COSCUP)
We took OpenEverest on an Asian tour — KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan in Yokohama and COSCUP in Taipei. Two very different crowds, one shared question - where do databases on Kubernetes really stand in APAC?
How an AI Agent Shipped a ClickHouse Provider for OpenEverest
A field report on building a ClickHouse provider for OpenEverest — how little we actually had to build, and how far an AI agent could carry it because the abstraction did the hard part.
OpenEverest at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2026: it’s time for recap!
OpenEverest was present at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2026, held in Mumbai on June 18–19.
OpenEverest v2 Developer Preview
OpenEverest v2 Developer Preview is here. A modular architecture with a Provider SDK, Generic Plugins, and a streamlined UX — all designed so developers can integrate new database technologies in days, not months.
ProxySQL Goes PostgreSQL: A Proof of Concept with OpenEverest
ProxySQL 3 added PostgreSQL support. Let's see how hard it is to deploy it in front of a Patroni-managed PostgreSQL cluster on Kubernetes and get read/write splitting working.
750 Stars: Steady growth, clear path for the future
OpenEverest just hit 750 stars on GitHub! Since the 500-star milestone, OpenEverest has become the CNCF Sandbox project, and the number of contributors is growing steadily.
Kubernetes 1.36 'Haru': Volume Group Snapshots, GPU Partitioning, and OCI Volume Sources
Kubernetes 1.36 brings Volume Group Snapshots, OCI Volume Source, DRA GPU partitioning, and Memory QoS to stable/beta. Here is what matters for databases, portability, and AI on Kubernetes.
Sovereign DBaaS on Civo: Running OpenEverest in Minutes
Deploy OpenEverest on Civo Kubernetes in minutes. A step-by-step guide to running a sovereign, self-controlled DBaaS platform on Civo's fast and simple cloud infrastructure — plus a ready-to-use Taskfile for full automation.
Anonymizing Data with Greenmask and OpenEverest
Learn how to use Greenmask alongside OpenEverest to automatically anonymize production data and restore it to a staging environment — keeping developers productive without exposing sensitive information.
Simplify Database Operator Management on Kubernetes with OpenEverest: A Hands-On Guide
This guide is a hands-on guide that walks you through database operators management in OpenEverest.
Lyrid case study: DBaaS powered by OpenEverest to the rescue!
The case study explaining how OpenEverest supports the Lyrid.io platform team.
Monitoring of Data Workload Operators
Explore how popular data workload operators expose metrics and integrate with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring in Kubernetes environments.
500 Stars and Climbing: Scaling the OpenEverest Peak
OpenEverest just hit 500 stars on GitHub! We’re celebrating our growing community and the launch of our new Stargazers milestone tracker.
From Monolith to Modular: The Extensible Future of OpenEverest
We're rebuilding OpenEverest with a plugin architecture that lets you add new databases in days instead of months. Here's why and how.
5 Hard Truths from the 2025 CNCF Survey: Is Your Infrastructure Ready for AI?
Kubernetes adoption has hit 82%, but cultural shifts and AI complexity are the new blockers. Discover how OpenEverest solves "YAML fatigue" and provides a vendor-neutral DBaaS for the cloud-native era.
Contributing to OpenEverest: A Guide to Local Development Setup
At OpenEverest, we believe that a healthy open-source community is built on teamwork and removing barriers to entry. This guide walks you through setting up a local development environment, from installing dependencies like K3d and Tilt to spinning up your first cluster.
How OpenEverest works
This guide walks you through main components that make up OpenEverest and how they interact.
Ingress NGINX is dead. Long live... the Ingress NGINX fork?
The blog post discusses the unexpected revival of the retired Kubernetes `ingress-nginx` controller through Chainguard's EmeritOSS program. While Chainguard has forked the project to provide sustainable stewardship, they do not offer pre-built container images or Helm charts, requiring users to build and host these themselves.
Kubernetes 1.35 'Timbernetes': Vertical Scaling and SLA Management for Stateful Workloads
Kubernetes 1.35 introduces In-Place Vertical Scaling and Gang Scheduling. Learn how these features enable zero-downtime resizing for stateful database workloads on OpenEverest.
The Retirement of Ingress NGINX Controller: What It Means and What's Next
On November 11, 2025, the Ingress NGINX controller is retiring. Explore what this means, the alternatives available, and the future of ingress in Kubernetes.
Key Insights from the Data on Kubernetes 2025 Annual Report
The 2025 Data on Kubernetes Annual Report confirms DoK has matured into standard practice. Learn about the shift toward operational excellence, cost optimization, and the rise of vector databases and edge computing.
