Katakate: Dozens of VMs per node for safe code exec: K8s+Kata+Firecracker
a day ago
- #AI-compute
- #VM-sandboxes
- #Kubernetes
- Katakate provides self-hosted secure VM sandboxes for AI compute at scale.
- Built on Kubernetes, Kata, Firecracker, and Devmapper Snapshotter for efficient disk usage.
- Supports Docker build/run/compose inside VM sandboxes and multi-node clusters.
- Offers CLI, API, and Python SDK for managing sandboxes.
- Requires Ubuntu (amd64) host with hardware virtualization (KVM) and a raw disk for thin-pool provisioning.
- Includes security features like VM isolation, non-root execution, and network policies.
- Currently in beta with ongoing security review.
- Provides installation guides and tested setups for various environments.
- Supports both synchronous and asynchronous Python SDK usage.
- Includes security layers like VM isolation, Linux capabilities, and API security.