Floe Documentation
Floe is an open platform for building governed internal data platforms on Kubernetes. The alpha documentation is organized by the people using Floe and by the current provider-neutral Kubernetes path.
Alpha Journeys
Section titled “Alpha Journeys”| Persona | Start Here | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Engineer | Deploy your first platform | A Floe platform running on a Kubernetes cluster you control |
| Data Engineer | Build your first data product | A minimal hello-orders data product built from source and ready for governed runtime packaging |
| Floe Contributor | Contributing | A local or remote development environment for changing Floe itself |
Start Here
Section titled “Start Here”- Start Here explains the alpha scope, four-layer model, and persona paths.
- Recommended Enterprise Operating Model explains how Floe fits into source control, CI/CD, artifact registries, approvals, and deployment systems.
- Platform Engineers covers platform deployment, validation, and handoff.
- Data Engineers covers data product build, validation, and Customer 360 checks.
- Floe Contributors covers repository development and release-validation workflows.
Current Guides
Section titled “Current Guides”- Deployment Guides covers Kubernetes Helm, local Kind evaluation, GitOps, and production considerations.
- Testing Guides routes product validation and contributor testing guidance.
- Data Product Lifecycle describes the intended lifecycle while marking alpha-supported paths.
- Workflow Quick Reference summarizes repository workflow conventions.