KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2025

The ArgoCD CLI tool has been a cornerstone for managing GitOps workflows, but until now, it lacked support for extending its capabilities through plugins – a feature many users have long desired. This talk introduces an enhancement to the ArgoCD CLI: plugin support, enabling users to create custom plugins and use them as subcommands, extending the ArgoCD CLI tool functionality just like the kubectl.

As part of this feature rollout, I'll demonstrate its real-world application by showcasing a plugin we developed: mta (migrate to ArgoCD). This plugin bridges the gap between Flux and ArgoCD by exporting Flux components into ArgoCD-compatible Custom Resources (CRs), simplifying migrations from Flux to ArgoCD.

Authenticating users can start simple with a username and a password for each user. But you will also need to handle forgotten passwords and user registration. You might also want to validate email addresses, add second factors and have users update their profile information as needed.

A single-sign-on system like Keycloak can handle all that for you and will redirect users after they are authenticated to your applications.

See how you can delegate authentication by leveraging features of OpenID Connect. We will start simple and enable more and more features in our demo to show the functionality and flexibility of Keycloak. We will also look at features of the latest release and the road map ahead.

In this Ai Era, we are witnessing a demand to efficiently store AI models.
Harbor has become a critical tool for efficiently storing containerized applications and OCI artifacts including AI models.
As early adopters of CNAI model specification, we are leading a standardized approach to store and manage AI models.
Additionally, We will also discuss about Harbor-Satellite a sub-project of harbor which extends harbor registry capabilities to the IOT Edge. It is focused on simplifying delivery of containers and OCI artifacts to the edge easier.

Ever wondered what it’s like to be part of the Kubernetes SIG Contributor Experience (ContribEx)? It’s a role that goes beyond what meets the eye! From coordinating community efforts to keeping projects on track, ContribEx contributors wear many hats — each with its own challenge.

Last year at KubeCon India, we explored the contributor-comms subproject. This year, we’re back to share stories from areas like Last Week in Kubernetes Development (LWKD), tools like Peribolos, and processes like Kubernetes New Org Membership under our GitHub Management subproject. Expect anecdotes, lessons learned, and insights from moments that made us pause and reflect.

Join us for an engaging talk with ContribEx contributors as they share their experiences. Whether you’re curious about community management, contributor growth, or how Kubernetes stays organized, there’s something here for you.

Come for the stories, stay for the insights, and see how the Kubernetes contributor experience comes together!

Etcd v3.6, released earlier this year, brings significant features compelling enough to upgrade. This session will provide a detailed overview of the new features and performance improvement over v3.5. We will also discuss known issues and workarounds for upgrading and how it will benefit you.

Next, we will present the long-awaited community-supported etcd-operator which will become the standard way to deploy your etcd clusters on Kubernetes for your bespoke use cases.
Finally, we will share how our in-house robustness test framework has improved etcd's reliability.

This talk will give you a chance to be excited about the future of etcd, and connect you with opportunities to contribute to the project.

True inclusivity in open source goes beyond accessibility-it embraces cultural, linguistic, and geographic diversity. This session redefines inclusivity by spotlighting regional contributors and underrepresented voices. Together, we'll share real-world lessons from Cloud Native projects across Asia-like shifting meeting times to better serve regional Time Zone (e.g. SIG Contribex, CHAOSS Asia), navigating connectivity barriers, and amplifying non-Western perspectives in community leadership.

We'll explore what global inclusion looks like in practice: not just inviting participation, but enabling it meaningfully. By addressing time zone inequity, cultural nuance, and infrastructure gaps, we unlock richer collaboration and long-term sustainability. This talk is a call to move beyond checkboxes—toward an inclusiveness rooted in empathy, cultural awareness, and action. Let's build a Cloud Native ecosystem where contributors everywhere can truly belong—and thrive.

OpenKruise Rollout is a sub-project of OpenKruise that aims to ease the process of progressive delivery. This talk explores the internal framework of OpenKruise Rollout to support built-in workload non-invasively. For platform builders, you’ll learn how to easily enable your deployments with new capability such as multi-batch release and blue-green deployment without workload migration and HPA solutions switch. You’ll also learn how to leverage the built-in labeling support to inspect and conduct experiments with newly released pods.

The Rook project will be introduced to attendees of all levels and experience. Rook is an open source cloud-native storage operator for Kubernetes, providing the platform, framework, and support for Ceph to natively integrate with Kubernetes. The panel will discuss various scenarios to show how Rook configures Ceph to provide stable block, shared file system, and object storage for your production data. Rook was accepted as a graduated project by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation in October 2020.

In today's data-driven landscape, bridging the gap between scalable big data systems (e.g., Apache Spark, Iceberg) and machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch) while minimizing data movement and serialization overhead is a critical challenge. Traditional workflows require costly data serialization between storage (e.g., Parquet/Iceberg) and training frameworks, creating bottlenecks leading to inefficient resource utilization in distributed training. This talk explores a cloud-native solution using Kubeflow for end-to-end ML orchestration and Apache Arrow for high-performance data interchange, enabling seamless integration of analytics and ML workflows.

Welcome to the Vitess 101 session! In this talk, we’ll introduce you to Vitess — what it is, how it works, and why it’s a powerful solution for scaling databases. We’ll walk through its architecture and key features that enable it to handle database workloads at scale. You’ll learn how Vitess serves queries in a distributed environment and how it makes global data distribution possible. We’ll also demo geo-sharding in action. To wrap things up, we’ll highlight recent improvements in Vitess and share a glimpse of what’s coming in future releases.

How do you steer a project as vast and dynamic as Kubernetes? Join Nikhita, Paco, Nabarun, and Maciej for a candid conversation diving deep into the Kubernetes Steering Committee, the governing heart of the project. This panel will explore the committee's evolution from its origins to its critical present-day responsibilities and its vision for the future.

Gain firsthand perspectives on the challenges and strategic decisions involved in guiding one of the world's most vital open-source projects. We will cover key aspects like defining core values, overseeing crucial financial planning, shaping the community structure, and ensuring the project's overall health. Discover learnings from the Kubernetes governance journey that you can potentially leverage to enhance governance within your own cloud native projects. If you have questions or want insights into Kubernetes governance, drop by for this insightful discussion!

Platform engineers are tasked with ensuring Kubernetes environments are secure, compliant, and well-governed with high operational efficiencies. This session will explore the power of "Policy as Code" (PaC) using Kyverno to automate and enforce configurations directly within the Kubernetes control plane.

You will learn how to define, deploy, and manage policies as code, enabling proactive risk mitigation, improved consistency, and reduced operational overhead for your platform. Attendees will gain practical insights into implementing PaC workflows and best practices for platform teams.

The session will also showcase new features in Kyverno and discuss the future of policy as code for Kubernetes.

Open source thrives on collaboration and shared ideas - especially in operating systems. Flatcar Container Linux embodies this ethos as a minimal, auto-updating distro built for security, stability, and simplicity. But how do you move from simply running Flatcar on clusters to actively shaping it? In this talk, we’ll illuminate that path. Discover how to dive into OS code (even if OS/kernel-level work is new to you), identify ideal “first issues,” and explore the most interesting areas to contribute to. Whether you’re a veteran or just curious about hacking on an OS, join us and become part of Flatcar’s growing family - because in open source, we all build the future together. Finally, use the space to bounce around ideas and discuss on improving the project even further.