Timeweb Cloud Managed Kubernetes

The main articles are:

• Virtualization. Classification and applications
• Containerization (container software)

2026: Orchestrator Launch

Timeweb Cloud has implemented its own orchestration system for the Managed Kubernetes service. The Kubernetes Toolset Layer microservice solution, KTL independently manages clusters and automatically scales the infrastructure to meet growing loads. In the future, the solution will provide customization and control over Kubernetes clusters for customers. Timeweb Cloud announced this on February 6, 2026.

This orchestration system is a completely proprietary development. It is a failover distributed platform that manages exclusively Kubernetes clusters: creation, configuration, and scaling. As a result, it ensures the reliability and stability of client services during periods of increased demand.

For example, spheres, retail media or EdTech often face a sharp increase in workload - delays in infrastructure management directly affect business performance. The solution allows you to quickly respond and make large-scale changes to the infrastructure.

The level of control and transparency of key processes for customers will significantly increase. In the upcoming releases - the implementation of monitoring and logging at several levels. For example, at the level of the orchestrator himself, Kubernetes clusters and their components. It will be possible to quickly identify and respond to non-standard situations on the side of the provider and the client.

Our own orchestrator is a new level of maturity for our Managed Kubernetes. We have isolated the control loop from the rest of the cloud platform to improve cluster stability and predictability. They also laid the foundation for the future development of the product. The plans include more self-service capabilities for customers. For example, flexible configuration and monitoring of cluster control layer components. This is an infrequent practice in the Russian market, "said Artem Greenberg, Product Lead of Timeweb Cloud managed services.

The solution will expand the ability of companies to customize infrastructure. KTL will be integrated with the Timeweb Cloud control panel. Clients will be able to independently set the parameters of the components of the control layer, change the configuration of groups of working nodes, connect external nodes to the cluster, etc.

Kubernetes Toolset Layer

Automation and scalability. Client services will be more stable in experiencing load peaks, companies will be able to optimize costs during periods of infrastructure downtime. KTL responds quickly to changes in resource consumption both in the direction of growth and reduction. When the load on clusters increases, the system scales itself - as an orchestration platform.

Advanced management and customization. It will be possible to more accurately adapt the infrastructure to the IT budget and application requirements. KTL expands its self-configuration capabilities through the provider's control panel. For example, you can change the AutoScaler interval from five to thirty minutes.

Transparency and control for customers. Companies will be able to see for themselves how often and how much their application scales, correlate this data with infrastructure costs. Without the obligatory connection of the provider command. Thanks to KTL, the panel will have access to the status and results of infrastructure operations, as well as the history of changes by cluster and node groups.

2025

Managed Kubernetes Full Cluster Isolation Architecture

Timeweb Cloud will strengthen the security of the Managed Kubernetes service. By the end of 2025, the provider implements the architecture of complete isolation of clusters. This will improve the reliability of the infrastructure for dealing with business-critical systems that contain sensitive data. For example, with accounting and financial services, CRM systems and others. The company announced this on December 23, 2025.

The updated architecture significantly reduces cyber risks: the likelihood of unauthorized scaling, IP address leakage and others. This is relevant for companies from the financial sector, insurance, e-commerce, etc. The solution closes the key request - the safe placement of critical applications.

When all internal components of Kubernetes clusters are hidden from the public Internet, this significantly reduces the risks of unauthorized access. The updated architecture will allow companies to build completely closed environments that comply with the best information security practices, without losing manageability, "said Artem Greenberg, product lead of Timeweb Cloud managed services.

The provider increases the security of the infrastructure to deploy sensitive workloads. Managed Kubernetes will be able to completely isolate clusters by disabling public IP addresses. This solution will strengthen the protection of the infrastructure from external threats. The system implements integration c. virtual router It converts network addresses using NAT technology - Network Address Translation - and provides Internet access from the private network.

To access and administer such a cluster, the client can deploy the host bastion on a separate cloudy server - secure point of entry into the private network. This will ensure secure infrastructure management. Client traffic passes through external load balancers that provide access to applications without directly connecting to internal cluster components.

Managed Kubernetes implemented a set of security measures. Integration with external OIDC providers is possible for centralized access control and authentication. The system supports tools for automatic verification of security policies, such as Gatekeeper or Kyverno. To protect against DDoS attacks, traffic is automatically filtered at the network level.

Container Application Management Platform

Timeweb Cloud launched a proprietary management platform containers. The platform is based on the Russian and, the European data centers provides high availability and speed for distributed commands. The solution fully automates the Managed service Kubernetes provider and allows you to deploy the infrastructure in 5-6 minutes. Timeweb Cloud announced this on July 24, 2025.

The platform centrally manages the entire containerization environment. For example, monitors the state of the infrastructure and determines whether to add additional resources. Also manages the network within the cluster - this ensures the availability and security of services that communicate with each other. The platform is deployed in four data centers - in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

To develop the Control Plane ("control layer"), the provider used the lightweight Kubernetes distribution k0s. This avoided reliance on external solutions by maintaining a cloud-native approach and providing flexibility for product integrations within the cloud.

We want to build the best Kubernetes. We have already done a great job: in less than a year we have developed our own container management platform. Our updated Managed Kubernetes is already working on its basis - one of the few truly managed services in the country. Ahead - scaling functions and strengthening the security levels of the platform and service, - said Artem Gavrilov, product lead Timeweb Cloud.

Its own platform allowed the provider to increase stability and speed up the deployment of Kubernetes clusters. Updating, scaling and recovery occur automatically, which significantly saves the resources of DevOps commands. Auto-scaling optimizes costs taking into account the current load on applications, for example, in online retail or edtech projects.

Now the service solves more problems. Thanks to the integration of graphics processors (GPU), it is possible to quickly launch - and ML- AI projects. You can access the object store. Support for applications "with memory" (stateful) Marketplace and with ready-made software add-ons has been implemented.

Built-in monitoring and logging has been added. A centralized repository of container images has appeared - Container Registry as a separate service. Cluster management - through standard tools (kubectl and k9s), visual interfaces (Lens and Freelens) or the built-in Kubernetes Dashboard. Terraform for deployment, API and CLI for management, as well as OIDC login are supported.

The solution is used by hundreds of Russian companies. Active users include AI developer Raft, DevOps-company Last.Backend and others.

To get started, you need to go to the control panel. Tariffs start from 488 rubles per month.

2022: Kubernetes Launch: Container Architecture Service

On April 5, 2022, Timeweb Cloud announced the launch of the Kubernetes service. The service allows you to automate the management of container applications - from deployment and scaling to monitoring and handling errors.