kpack

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Runs on api, self-hosted.

kpack is ranked #16 of 32 in container build tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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Free / open source Free Requires a Kubernetes cluster, kubectl, cluster-admin permissions, and an accessible Docker V2 registry github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Build method: daemonless
Build cache backends: multiple

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Purpose: kpack is a Kubernetes native container build service that builds OCI images using Cloud Native Buildpacks.
Builder configuration: A declarative builder resource configures the buildpack order and operating system stack used for builds.
Automatic rebuilds: Image resources schedule rebuilds when source code or builder buildpacks or stacks change.
One-off builds: A build resource can execute a single Cloud Native Buildpacks OCI image build.
Image registry: Built OCI images are published to a configured image tag, and additional tags must use the same registry because cross-registry exporting is unsupported.
Caching: Image resources support volume-based or registry-based build caching.
Credentials: Kubernetes secrets can provide credentials for publishing images to Docker registries and accessing private Git repositories.
Integrations: The documentation includes examples for Docker Hub, Google Container Registry, and GitHub credentials.
Service bindings: Legacy Cloud Native Buildpacks service bindings are deprecated in kpack.io/v1alpha2 and are expected to be removed; the docs direct users to Kubernetes Service Binding configuration.
Security behavior: SSH host key checking for Git credentials is disabled by default and can be enabled through a controller environment variable.
Installation requirements: Installation requires Kubernetes 1.22 or later, kubectl, cluster-admin permissions, and an accessible Docker V2 registry.
Support: The project README points users to a weekly working group and the CNCF Slack community.
License: The repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.
Price from: Free

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github.com/buildpacks-community/kpack· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/buildpacks-community/kpack/blob/main/do· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/buildpacks-community/kpack/blob/main/do· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/buildpacks-community/kpack/blob/main/do· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/buildpacks-community/kpack/blob/main/do· checked 4 Oct 2026