What's the difference between Armonika's Cloud and HYP ?

Armonika Cloud is a cloud you build on — managed, self-service, billed by the hour. Armonika HYP is a cloud you run — bare-metal, hyperconverged, deployed in your own datacenter.

Where is my data physically hosted ?

Entirely in Algeria. Every Armonika region runs in Algerian datacenters and is governed by Algerian law — your data never leaves the country or crosses a foreign border.

What workloads can I run ?

Anything from a single VM or container to GPU-accelerated AI training, managed databases, and full Kubernetes clusters. Compute, storage, networking, and orchestration are all available from one console and a unified API.

Is Armonika built on open source ?

Yes. Armonika is built entirely on open standards and open-source foundations — no proprietary lock-in. You can move workloads in and out freely and keep using the tools your team already knows.

How do I migrate workloads from VMware, OpenShift, or another cloud?

Armonika HYP is image- and API-compatible with common virtualization and container platforms. You can import existing VM images, containers, and Terraform definitions, and our team helps plan low- to zero-downtime migrations from VMware, OpenShift, or other clouds.

What is Timpani, and how is it different from existing IDS solutions?

Timpani is Armonika's sovereign intrusion-detection system. It runs real-time behavioral, signature, and heuristic inspection on every workload by default — not as an add-on — and integrates bidirectionally with your security groups to block threats and isolate instances automatically.

Can Armonika integrate with my existing identity provider (OIDC, SAML, LDAP)?

Yes. Armonika supports single sign-on via OIDC, SAML, and LDAP, so you can connect your existing identity provider and manage access with the roles and policies you already have.

Kubernetes Algeria: Cloud-Native and Containers

Kubernetes in Algeria is available on Armonika Cloud as a managed service: your cluster is operational in under 5 minutes, with no control plane configuration, automatic updates, and native horizontal scaling. This is the cloud-native solution that Algerian development teams have been waiting for — deploying microservices without managing the underlying infrastructure.

Why Kubernetes Has Become Essential in Algeria

Container and Kubernetes adoption is accelerating in Algerian organizations, for concrete reasons:

Portability and consistency A Docker container runs identically in development, testing, and production. No more "it works on my machine" bugs that slow down Algerian teams.

Automatic scalability Kubernetes automatically scales your applications based on load. Your e-commerce application during the holidays or Ramadan? It scales in seconds without manual intervention.

Built-in resilience Kubernetes automatically restarts failing containers, redistributes load to healthy nodes, and maintains the desired number of replicas. Your SLA remains intact even during partial outages.

Zero-downtime deployments Kubernetes rolling updates allow you to deploy a new version of your application without downtime — critical for Algerian banking services or online commerce platforms.

Managed Kubernetes on Armonika Cloud: The Offering

Clusters in 5 Minutes

From the Armonika Cloud console, create a Kubernetes cluster in a few clicks:

Choose the Kubernetes version (1.29, 1.30, 1.31...)
Configure your node pools (type and number of worker nodes)
Define network options (CNI, CIDR ranges)
Click "Create Cluster" — ready in < 5 min

The control plane (API server, etcd, scheduler) is fully managed by Armonika. You manage only your applications.

Flexible Node Pools

Configure node pools adapted to your workloads:

Workload type	Recommended instance	Characteristics
Web / API	ARM-S2 (4 vCPU / 8 GB)	General CPU
Database	ARM-M2 (4 vCPU / 32 GB)	Memory-optimized
Batch / Analytics	ARM-S8 (16 vCPU / 32 GB)	High-density CPU
Machine learning	ARM-G1 (A100 GPU)	AI GPU

Combine multiple node pools in a single cluster for hybrid architectures (CPU + GPU workloads).

Horizontal and Vertical Autoscaling

Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA): automatically increase the number of pod replicas based on CPU/memory metrics or custom metrics.

Cluster Autoscaler: automatically add or remove nodes based on scheduling needs. Save on unused nodes overnight.

Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA): automatically adjust the resources (CPU/memory) requested by your pods based on actual consumption.

Complete Cloud-Native Stack on Armonika

Private Container Registry

Armonika Cloud includes a private Docker registry hosted in Algeria. Your Docker images do not transit through Docker Hub or ECR (AWS) — they stay on Algerian territory.

# Authenticate to Armonika registry
docker login registry.armonika.cloud

# Push an image
docker tag my-app:v1.2 registry.armonika.cloud/my-org/my-app:v1.2
docker push registry.armonika.cloud/my-org/my-app:v1.2

# Use in Kubernetes
kubectl set image deployment/my-app \
  my-app=registry.armonika.cloud/my-org/my-app:v1.2

Ingress and Load Balancing

Armonika Kubernetes includes a pre-configured Ingress Controller (NGINX or Traefik) and a managed Load Balancer. Expose your services over HTTPS with a few lines of YAML:

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  name: my-application
  annotations:
    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
spec:
  rules:
  - host: app.my-company.dz
    http:
      paths:
      - path: /
        pathType: Prefix
        backend:
          service:
            name: my-service
            port:
              number: 80

A Let's Encrypt TLS certificate is automatically provisioned by cert-manager.

GitOps With ArgoCD

Armonika Cloud supports GitOps deployment via ArgoCD: your Kubernetes deployments are driven by your Git repository, with continuous reconciliation and automatic rollback in case of configuration drift.

Built-In Observability

The Armonika Kubernetes cluster comes with a pre-configured observability stack:

Prometheus: metrics for pods, nodes, and services
Grafana: pre-integrated Kubernetes dashboards
Loki: container log aggregation
Alertmanager: configurable alerts (Slack, email, webhook)

Cloud-Native Use Cases in Algeria

Microservices for Algerian Fintechs

Algerian fintech platforms are decomposing their monoliths into Kubernetes microservices: authentication service, payment service (CIB/Eddahabia), notifications service, analytics service. Each service is deployed, scaled, and updated independently.

Data Pipelines for Telecom Operators

Algerian operators (Algérie Télécom, Ooredoo, Djezzy) use Kubernetes to orchestrate their data processing pipelines: network log ingestion, real-time analysis, fraud detection.

Cloud-Native Applications for E-Government

Algerian ministries modernizing their digital services are adopting microservices architecture on Armonika Cloud Kubernetes — guaranteeing government data sovereignty and public service resilience.

Edge Computing in Algeria

Armonika is exploring the deployment of lightweight Kubernetes clusters (K3s) at remote sites in Algeria (industrial sites, telecom towers, regional hospitals) for local processing before aggregation to central Armonika Cloud.

Migration to Kubernetes: From Docker Compose to Armonika K8s

If you already use Docker Compose, migration to Kubernetes on Armonika is simplified with Kompose:

# Install Kompose
curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes/kompose/releases/download/v1.31.0/kompose-linux-amd64 -o kompose

# Convert docker-compose.yml to Kubernetes manifests
kompose convert -f docker-compose.yml -o k8s/

# Deploy to Armonika Cloud K8s
kubectl apply -f k8s/

Our technical team supports Algerian companies through this migration, from POC to production deployment.

Kubernetes Certifications and Compliance in Algeria

Armonika Kubernetes clusters are CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) conformant. Our CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) and CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist) certified engineers provide support and consulting for your teams.

Deploy your first Kubernetes cluster in Algeria today. Create your free managed cluster — 3 worker nodes provided for 30 days to test your workloads.

Kubernetes and Cloud-Native in Algeria: Deploy Your Containers