Achieved Official CNCF Kubernetes Certification (CK) — ORKESTRIX (Distribution)
Achieved CNCF Kubernetes Certification (CK) — Distribution Category
Terraform-based VM Provisioning ~ Automated Cluster Installation via Ansible (kubeadm)
Support for Multiple OSes, Including Ubuntu and Red Hat-based Distributions
Support for Pluggable CNI (e.g., Cilium) and Ceph-based Pluggable CSI
Supports both online (pkgs.k8s.io) and air-gapped installations
Support for various node roles, including Control Plane, Worker, GPU, NFS, Ceph, and CI/CD
ORKESTRIX Earns CNCF Kubernetes Certification (CK)
ORKESTRIX, QUANTUM C&S’s full-stack Kubernetes distribution, has obtained CNCF Kubernetes Certification (CK, Certified Kubernetes).
What is CNCF Kubernetes Certification (CK)?
CNCF Kubernetes Certification (CK) is a certification that verifies a product complies with official Kubernetes standards and functions correctly in the same manner as Kubernetes.
This certification, which is verified directly by the CNCF and listed in its public repository, holds practical significance as it ensures compliance with procurement requirements and guarantees compatibility with existing Kubernetes toolchains.
The CNCF classifies certifications into four types based on product form, and ORKESTRIX has obtained certification in the “Distribution” category, which covers distributions that enterprises install and operate themselves.
ORKESTRIX is the foundational technology that automates the deployment of single clusters.
ORKESTRIX mK8s is an extension of this foundation that adds multi-tenant and multi-cluster operational capabilities, and ORKESTRIX mK8s, in turn, serves as the actual engine for QKS, a fully managed service.
Product Overview
The Starting Point of the QUANTUM C&S Kubernetes Technology Stack
ORKESTRIX is a full-stack Kubernetes distribution that automates the entire infrastructure lifecycle, ranging from virtual machine provisioning (Terraform) on OpenStack to OS configuration and Kubernetes cluster installation (based on Ansible and kubeadm).
It deploys the upstream Kubernetes packages from pkgs.k8s.io as-is and supports both internet-connected and closed-network environments.
ORKESTRIX mK8s builds on this foundation by adding multi-tenant and multi-cluster operational capabilities, and
and the entire QUANTUM C&S Kubernetes stack is based on this ORKESTRIX automation pipeline.
What this certification proves
The distribution allows for flexible combinations of OS (Ubuntu/Red Hat), CNI (Cilium, etc.), and CSI (Ceph, etc.) at the time of installation, and the number of potential deviations from the standard increases with the number of such combinations.
This certification means that, regardless of the combination chosen, the Terraform+Ansible pipeline has been verified to consistently produce
compliant Kubernetes results, regardless of the combination chosen.
Key Features
Infrastructure Automation: Terraform (provisioning) + Ansible (kubeadm installation and configuration)
Multi-OS Support: Ubuntu, Red Hat-based distributions
Flexible Networking/Storage: Pluggable CNI (e.g., Cilium) / CSI (e.g., Ceph)
Online / Air-Gapped Deployment: Direct installation from pkgs.k8s.io or isolated installation via an internal mirrored repository
Multiple Node Roles: Control Plane, Worker, GPU, NFS, Ceph, CI/CD
Platform Add-ons: Optional installation of monitoring, logging, and Ingress