Getting Started

Welcome to Kovra! This guide will help you set up your account and deploy your first application.

1. Create Your Account

Sign up at app.kovra.dev  with your email address. You’ll receive a confirmation email to verify your account.

2. Create an Organization

After signing in, create your organization. This is where your teams, clusters, and applications live.

3. Connect a Cluster

You need at least one Kubernetes cluster to deploy applications. You can either:

• Connect an existing cluster — Bring your own Kubernetes cluster
• Create a managed cluster — Let Kovra provision one on AWS or GCP

See Clusters for detailed instructions.

4. Connect Your Git Provider

Link your GitHub or GitLab account to enable repository access:

1. Go to Settings → Integrations
2. Click Connect GitHub or Connect GitLab
3. Authorize Kovra to access your repositories

5. Deploy Your First Application

1. Navigate to Applications → New Application
2. Choose a template or select an existing repository
3. Configure the deployment settings
4. Click Create and watch your app deploy

Next Steps

• Applications — Learn more about managing applications
• Catalog — Browse pre-built application templates
• Monitoring — Set up observability for your apps
• Preview Environments — Test changes before promoting to production