Your infrastructure. Your advantage.

Get the most out of your infrastructure and operate your own managed private cloud using metalstack.cloud On-Prem.
Made in Germany
Certification Ready
Open Source
Managed private cloud

The sovereign alternative to proprietary clouds.

With metalstack.cloud on premises, your data center becomes a powerful private cloud. Our fully open-source all-in-one stack offers you maximum transparency and freedom - without vendor lock-in. Thanks to elastic hardware and a fully automated basis, you can operate Kubernetes clusters directly on bare metal, scalably and efficiently.

metalstack.cloud On-Prem is your alternative to solutions like OTC, VMware (Tanzu) or SUSE Rancher.

Security and compliance at the highest level

Physical tenant separation for maximum data security and compliance - ideal for highly regulated industries. Originally developed for the banking sector, now ready for your requirements.

Drastically reduce operating costs

API-driven Kubernetes as a Service reduces manual DevOps tasks. No expensive licensing costs for virtualization software - use the full power of your hardware.

100 % Open Source - 0 % Dependency

Fully open software stack with transparent SBOM (Software Bill of Materials). Open networking for maximum flexibility and open hardware integration.

Easy to manage - even with a small team

Fully automated and controllable via API - NoOps by design. Clearly defined responsibilities and simple support from our experienced team.

Flexible scaling when it counts

Elastic hardware and plug-and-play scaling without downtime. Future-proof platform that grows with your requirements.

Maximum performance without compromise

No hypervisor: 5 % more computing power, 20 % faster network processing. Ideal for demanding workloads and modern applications.

Your personal cloud - powerful, easily managed

Operated like a public cloud, but with full control: Our Managed Private Cloud combines maximum performance on bare metal with simple administration - 100% open source, without vendor lock-in and highly automated.

metalstack.cloud On-Prem

The right package for your infrastructure.

Managing on-prem infrastructure is complex. With metalstack.cloud On-Prem, you get a fully integrated solution that simplifies operations and gives you full control over your environment.

metalstack.cloud On-Prem Starter

With the metalstack.cloud On-Prem Starter, you can put your first container workloads into operation and experience metal-stack technology in action - without obligation, practical and immediately assessable.

Low-cost technology testing

Fully managed. Incl. basic support.

Get started with container workloads

For rent. Can be extended if required.

metalstack.cloud On-Prem Production

metalstack.cloud On-Prem Production brings bare metal, Kubernetes, and your own data center into perfect harmony – tailor-made, secure, and completely under your control.

Tailor-made hardware order

Incl. comprehensive support package

Optional: Application analysis

Optional: Training concept

Proven & powerful

Platforms and organizations using our stack.

metalstack.cloud On-Prem is deployed in regulated industries such as finance, energy, and education – with over 400,000 containers, 250 Kubernetes clusters, 1,800 servers, and 5 PiB of data in production environments. Scalable, reliable, and field-tested.

High-level overview

Project phases

This chart will outline the main phases of deploying metalstack.cloud On-Prem in your data center.

01
Building a team

Establishing shared knowledge and a decisive project team

02
Kick-off

Workshops with building use cases and tranings for your team.

03
Finding your configuration

Working towards your optimal hardware configuration.

04
Setting up your own private cloud

Configuration and development support to prepare for launch.

Maintenance and support

Always there for you, with our dedicated support and maintenance of your setup.

Requirements

What you need to get started.

Running your own data center is hard. With metalstack.cloud on prem, operations are simple. To get started, have a look at the following requirements.

Hard requirements

The following list of requirements is mandatory for a successful deployment in your on data center.

Public and private IPv4-Addresses

Integration with an authentication provider

EdgeCore Networking Switches

Network-OS SONiC

Know-How in Kubernetes, Golang, Ansible and BGP

CSI-compliant storage

Optional

The following list of recommendations are in production or have been verified by us.

GitLab for deployments

Supermicro server platform

Lightbits Labs storage solution

Dynamic routing with own AS

Frequently asked questions

Why should I use metalstack.cloud On-Premises?
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Can I scale my on-premises cloud like a public cloud?
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Start now. With the sovereign alternative to proprietary clouds.

Contact us and find out how metalstack.cloud can revolutionize your data center.

Niklas Kripp

Niklas Kripp

Chief of Business Architecture