Best Practices for Kubernetes Workload Configuration

Fairwinds' Polaris keeps your clusters sailing smoothly. It runs a variety of checks to ensure that Kubernetes pods and controllers are configured using best practices, helping you avoid problems in the future. Polaris can be run in three different modes: * As a [dashboard](https://polaris.docs.fairwinds.com/dashboard), so you can audit what's running inside your cluster. * As an [admission controller](https://polaris.docs.fairwinds.com/admission-controller), so you can automatically reject workloads that don't adhere to your organization's policies. * As a [command-line tool](https://polaris.docs.fairwinds.com/infrastructure-as-code), so you can test local YAML files, e.g. as part of a CI/CD process.

Polaris Architecture

## Documentation Check out the [documentation at docs.fairwinds.com](https://polaris.docs.fairwinds.com) ## Join the Fairwinds Open Source Community The goal of the Fairwinds Community is to exchange ideas, influence the open source roadmap, and network with fellow Kubernetes users. [Chat with us on Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/fairwindscommunity/shared_invite/zt-e3c6vj4l-3lIH6dvKqzWII5fSSFDi1g) or [join the user group](https://www.fairwinds.com/open-source-software-user-group) to get involved!

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## Other Projects from Fairwinds Enjoying Polaris? Check out some of our other projects: * [Goldilocks](https://github.com/FairwindsOps/Goldilocks) - Right-size your Kubernetes Deployments by compare your memory and CPU settings against actual usage * [Pluto](https://github.com/FairwindsOps/Pluto) - Detect Kubernetes resources that have been deprecated or removed in future versions * [Nova](https://github.com/FairwindsOps/Nova) - Check to see if any of your Helm charts have updates available * [rbac-manager](https://github.com/FairwindsOps/rbac-manager) - Simplify the management of RBAC in your Kubernetes clusters Or [check out the full list](https://www.fairwinds.com/open-source-software?utm_source=polaris&utm_medium=polaris&utm_campaign=polaris) ## Fairwinds Insights If you're interested in running Polaris in multiple clusters, tracking the results over time, integrating with Slack, Datadog, and Jira, or unlocking other functionality, check out [Fairwinds Insights](https://www.fairwinds.com/polaris-user-insights-demo?utm_source=polaris&utm_medium=polaris&utm_campaign=polaris), a platform for auditing and enforcing policy in Kubernetes clusters.