Builder
The Builder is a visual canvas where you design and deploy multi-service application stacks on top of a Kubernetes cluster. Instead of writing configuration files, you drag service blocks onto a canvas, connect them, configure their settings, and deploy everything at once.
Open the Builder
Click Builder in the sidebar. If you have existing application stacks, they'll be listed here. To start a new one, click the + button.
Select a cluster
Before working on the canvas, choose a Kubernetes cluster from the dropdown in the top toolbar. The Builder saves and deploys configurations to that cluster.
If you don't have a cluster yet, create one first.
The canvas
The main area is a free-form canvas. Each block on the canvas represents a service (a containerized application). Arrows between blocks show which services depend on or communicate with each other.
You can:
- Pan by clicking and dragging on empty space
- Zoom using the zoom controls in the toolbar or your mouse wheel
- Move blocks by dragging them
- Connect blocks by drawing a line from one block's output port to another's input port
- Select a block by clicking it — this opens the configuration panel on the right
Toolbar actions
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| + | Open the service catalog to add a new block |
| Zoom In / Out | Adjust canvas zoom level |
| Fit to Screen | Reset zoom so all blocks are visible |
| Save | Save the current layout and configuration |
| Start / Stop / Restart | Control the entire cluster stack |
| Clear | Remove all blocks from the canvas |
Status indicator
A status badge in the bottom-left corner shows whether the cluster stack is currently running, stopped, or has errors.