This version is under construction, please use an official release version

Feature Stages

Alpha

  • Targeted users: internal, or specific customer
  • Disabled by default by its feature gate
  • Enabling the feature may expose bugs
  • No guaranteed support for the feature
  • The feature may change in incompatible ways in a later software release without notice
  • The whole feature can be revoked immediately and without notice
  • Recommended only for testing and providing feedback

Beta / Technical Preview

  • Targeted users: experienced KKP administrators
  • Can be enabled or disabled by default by its feature gate
  • Enabling the feature is considered safe
  • Support is guaranteed for the overall feature
  • The schema and/or semantics of objects may change in incompatible ways in later software release
    • When this happens, we will provide instructions for migrating to the next version, which can require manual work and/or downtime
  • The whole feature can still be revoked, but with prior notice and respecting a deprecation cycle
  • Recommended for only non-business-critical uses, testing usability, performance, and compatibility in real-world environments

General Availability (GA)

  • Users: All users
  • The feature is always enabled; you cannot disable it by a feature gate
    • Some features which are meant to be optional (Optional Features) are an exception of this, and can still be disabled by default
  • Feature is considered production-ready
  • Support is guaranteed
  • All changes to the feature are backwards compatible with an automated migration path implemented where needed
  • Removing the feature requires a strict deprecation cycle and replacement or migration path when possible
  • Recommended for production use