Sandbox Projects

The CNCF Sandbox is the entry point for early stage projects.

Our Sandbox Projects

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Image Service Mesh
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Cloud Native Network
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Key Management
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Security & Compliance
Image Service Proxy
Image Container Runtime
Image Security & Compliance
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Cloud Native Storage
Image Security & Compliance
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Security & Compliance
Image Chaos Engineering
Image Database
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Container Runtime
Image Security & Compliance
Image Remote Procedure Call
Image Orchestration & Management
Image Security & Compliance
Image Security & Compliance
Image PaaS/Container Service
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Security & Compliance
Image Container Registry
Image Streaming & Messaging
Image API Gateway
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Security & Compliance
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Observability
Image Security & Compliance
Image API Gateway
Image Observability
Image Cloud Native Storage
Image Container Runtime
Image Container Runtime
Image Observability
Image Container Runtime
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Certified Kubernetes - Distribution
Image Coordination & Service Discovery
Image Observability
Image Cloud Native Storage
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Automation & Configuration
Image ML Serving
Image Cloud Native Storage
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Observability
Image Security & Compliance
Image API Gateway
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Service Mesh
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Chaos Engineering
Image API Gateway
Image Container Runtime
Image Continuous Integration & Delivery
Image Cloud Native Network
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Cloud Native Network
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Security & Compliance
Image Certified Kubernetes - Installer
Image Framework
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Observability
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Security & Compliance
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Service Mesh
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Observability
Image Service Proxy
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Service Proxy
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Cloud Native Network
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Security & Compliance
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Security & Compliance
Image Continuous Integration & Delivery
Image Cloud Native Storage
Image Database
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Database
Image Continuous Integration & Delivery
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Cloud Native Storage
Image Security & Compliance
Image Cloud Native Network
Image Coordination & Service Discovery
Image Security & Compliance
Image Security & Compliance
Image Observability
Image Continuous Integration & Delivery
Image Cloud Native Storage
Image Observability
Image Container Runtime
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Security & Compliance
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Database
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Service Mesh
Image Scheduling & Orchestration
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Installable Platform
Image Security & Compliance
Image Security & Compliance
Image Cloud Native Network
Image Application Frameworks
Image Orchestration & Management
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Cloud Native Network
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Automation & Configuration
Image Security & Compliance
Image Streaming & Messaging
Image Observability
Image Container Runtime
Image Cloud Native Storage
Image Container Runtime
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Container Runtime
Image Continuous Integration & Delivery
Image Application Definition & Image Build
Image Container Runtime
Image Container Registry

The CNCF Sandbox has four goals

  1. Encourage public visibility of experiments or other early work that can add value to the CNCF mission and build the ingredients of a successful Incubation-level project.
  2. Facilitate alignment with existing projects if (and only if) this is desired.
  3. Nurture projects (e.g., via CNCF Service Desk requests).
  4. Remove possible legal and governance obstacles to adoption and contribution by ensuring all projects adhere to CNCF legal, code of conduct, and IP policy requirements.

When we say that Sandbox projects are “early stage,” this covers the following examples

  1. New projects that are designed to extend one or more CNCF projects with functionality or interoperability libraries. In the case of Kubernetes, the Sandbox is intended as a home for projects that would previously have started in the Kubernetes Incubator.
  2. Independent projects that fit the CNCF mission and provide the potential for a novel approach to existing functional areas (or are an attempt to meet an unfulfilled need).
  3. Projects commissioned or sanctioned by the CNCF, including initial code for CNCF WG collaborations, and “experimental” projects.
  4. Any project that realistically intends to join CNCF Incubation in future and wishes to lay the foundations for that.

Projects Accepted Each Year

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New Projects

If you have a project that you want to move into CNCF or want to start a new project to be formed within CNCF, please review the Project Proposal Process.

Project proposal process