Building a Kubernetes-Native Hosting Platform at ECMWF

Explore how ECMWF, a leading meteorological research institute, developed a Kubernetes-native web hosting platform to support their global collaboration and research dissemination needs in this 15-minute conference talk. Learn about the evolution of ECMWF Sites, a comprehensive platform that enables users to create and manage websites ranging from simple static HTML pages to complex custom applications while abstracting away technical hosting complexities. Discover the design principles and architectural decisions that transformed the platform from its early challenges into a robust solution serving researchers, developers, and non-technical professionals. Understand how the platform handles varying traffic volumes and provides a versatile, user-friendly environment for web content management. Gain insights into the practical implementation of Kubernetes-native solutions for organizational web hosting needs and the benefits of platform engineering approaches in research institutions.