OpenYurt

OpenYurt is an open-source edge cloud-native platform designed to streamline application management and resource orchestration in edge computing scenarios. This project aims to enhance the yurt-dashboard (the core management interface of OpenYurt) by implementing internationalization support, integrating edge AI capabilities, and upgrading core API versions to improve global accessibility, technical innovation, and system stability. The project will leverage the React frontend framework, Golang backend services, and Kubernetes ecosystem toolchain to provide developers with a more efficient edge cloud-native experience. Expected Outcome: 1. i18n Implementation: Extract existing Chinese text and complete English translations using LinguiJS framework Implement frontend language-switching functionality with dynamic user selection 2. Edge AI Integration: Containerize and develop deployment templates for at least 3 open-source edge AI applications in the dashboard 3. API Modernization: Align with OpenYurt' latest API standards to ensure platform compatibility and security.

OpenYurt is an open-source edge cloud-native platform designed to streamline application management in edge computing scenarios. However, the current installation process can be complex for newcomers, creating a barrier to adoption. This project aims to significantly improve the user experience by creating a Docker Extension for OpenYurt. The extension will enable users to install and configure a complete OpenYurt environment, including the yurt-dashboard, with a single click directly from the Docker Desktop interface. This will dramatically lower the entry barrier, allowing developers and edge computing enthusiasts to quickly set up a local development and testing environment, thereby fostering greater community engagement and accelerating innovation on the platform. Expected Outcome: 1. Docker Extension Development: Develop a functional Docker Extension using the Docker Extension SDK that can be installed in Docker Desktop. 2. One-Click Deployment: Package OpenYurt's core components (yurt-manager, yurt-hub, etc.) and dependencies into the extension to automate the setup of a single-node OpenYurt cluster. 3. Dashboard Integration: Provide seamless access to the Yurt Dashboard directly from the extension's UI within Docker Desktop, for example, through an "Open Dashboard" button. 4. User Guide and Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation detailing how to install, use, and troubleshoot the OpenYurt Docker Extension.

Currently, in OpenYurt, the core component YurtHub—which acts as a transparent proxy between edge node system components (e.g., kubelet, CNI, CoreDNS, kube-proxy) and the Kubernetes API server—is deployed as a systemd service on each edge node. The installation is performed exclusively via the community-provided tool YurtAdm during node joining. This approach imposes a significant limitation: users must use YurtAdm to onboard nodes, making it impossible to install YurtHub on existing Kubernetes nodes that were not initially provisioned with YurtAdm. To improve flexibility and user experience, the community aims to support a label-driven, declarative installation mechanism: 1. When a specific label (e.g., openyurt.io/is-edge-worker=true) is added to a node, YurtHub should be automatically installed and started on that node. 2. Conversely, when the label is removed, YurtHub should be gracefully uninstalled and its resources cleaned up. This enhancement will enable seamless integration of OpenYurt into existing Kubernetes clusters without requiring re-onboarding of nodes. Expected Outcome: 1. Design and implement a controller/operator that watches for node labels and triggers YurtHub lifecycle operations. 2. Develop an installation/uninstallation mechanism that: a. Installs YurtHub as a systemd service. b. Ensures idempotency and handles failures gracefully. c. Cleans up all YurtHub-related files, configurations, and services