Replicated's K8s-in-a-box and how we used it to build Luna Streaming

The recent Luna Streaming release by DataStax includes a distribution of Apache Pulsar, an open-source distributed messaging and streaming platform that is simple to deploy using Kubernetes. However, for users who are not ready to dive into installing Kubernetes from scratch, Replicated offers a toolset to streamline the distribution and management of third-party applications. By leveraging two projects from Replicated - kURL and KOTS - Luna Streaming allows on-premise users to run Apache Pulsar Helm chart with valuable add-on pieces. The separation of kURL (Kubernetes layer) and KOTS (application layer) enables developers to iterate on test versions without re-installing the entire package, saving significant development time.