Aranya provides clusterdOS, a Kubernetes distribution packaged as an operating system that lets developers define, deploy, and update a full production‑grade cluster with a single declarative YAML file stored in Git. The platform is GitOps‑native, offering self‑healing, automatic reconciliation, and production‑ready defaults such as Cilium/eBPF networking and managed load balancing, while allowing users to schedule upgrades or use optional auto‑updates. Delivered as a managed service with usage‑based pricing, it enables individuals and small teams to own and operate personal clusters without building extensive ops infrastructure.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Managing Kubernetes clusters requires extensive expertise, continuous maintenance, and coordination across multiple tools, which makes it difficult for individual developers or small teams to own and operate their own production‑grade clusters.
Solution
Aranya offers clusterdOS, a Kubernetes distribution packaged as an operating system that can be defined, deployed, and updated with a single declarative file. The platform is GitOps‑native from day one, automatically reconciling the live cluster to the desired state stored in a Git repository. Built‑in self‑healing mechanisms ensure that drift and failures are corrected without manual intervention, while production‑ready defaults provide secure networking, load balancing, and storage out of the box. Users can schedule upgrades on their own timeline or rely on optional auto‑updates, giving full control over the lifecycle of their personal cluster. The service is delivered as a managed offering with tiered pricing per node‑hour, covering everything from basic Cilium/eBPF networking to fully dedicated bare‑metal control planes.
Target Audience
Primary customers are individual developers, freelancers, and small engineering teams who want to own a production‑ready Kubernetes cluster without building extensive ops infrastructure, as well as enterprises seeking managed personal‑cluster solutions for specialized workloads.
Features
- Define the entire cluster, including control plane and workloads, in a single YAML file stored in Git
- Automatic reconciliation and self‑healing to maintain the desired state without manual ops
- Production‑grade defaults such as Cilium/eBPF networking, managed L7 load balancer, and HAProxy ingress
- Optional auto‑update pipeline or manual upgrade scheduling via ArgoCD‑style Application manifests
- Tiered managed services (Silk, Sage, Obsidian) providing managed drivers, storage, custom CNI, and dedicated hardware options
- Integrated observability dashboards and shared Slack support channel for enterprise customers
- Open‑source core with a UI layer for easy cluster inspection and management