Concepts
An overview of Layer5 Cloud concepts and their relationships.
The Layer5 Cloud provides a comprehensive suite of management tools for cloud-native infrastructure. Understanding the core entities and how they interact is essential for effectively managing your service meshes, clusters, and designs.
Core Entities 🔗
The following concepts form the foundation of the Layer5 Cloud ecosystem:
- Workspaces: Logical isolation boundaries for organizing team members, environments, and resources.
- Environments: Specific deployment targets (e.g., Development, Staging, Production) within a Workspace.
- Designs: Visual representations of your infrastructure patterns and service mesh configurations.
- Catalogs: Repositories of reusable patterns and best practices shared across the community or organization.
Understanding Relationships 🔗
To get the most out of Layer5 Cloud, it is important to understand how these components interact:
| Concept | Relationship | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| User to Workspace | Many-to-Many | Users can collaborate across multiple isolated workspaces. |
| Workspace to Environment | One-to-Many | A single workspace can host multiple environments for lifecycle management. |
| Design to Catalog | Many-to-One | Designs can be published to a catalog for broader consumption and version control. |
Next Steps 🔗
For a deeper dive into the technical implementation of these concepts, please refer to our Architecture Documentation.