ClusterD ecosystem

Frameworks turn resources into platforms.

ClusterD provides the shared resource layer. Framework schedulers add workload-specific orchestration—from Kubernetes clusters to Compose-defined container services.

Framework 01KubernetesK3sGo

mesos-m3s

Run Kubernetes on top of ClusterD.

mesos-m3s is a Mesos® framework that deploys Kubernetes through K3s. ClusterD schedules the framework components as cluster workloads, while users receive a regular kubeconfig and can work with familiar Kubernetes tools such as kubectl.

Operate through ClusterDRun K3s server, agent, and etcd components as framework-managed workloads.
Use the Kubernetes APIRetrieve kubeconfig from the running framework and connect standard Kubernetes clients.
Scale framework componentsThe mesos-m3s CLI supports scaling managers, agents, and etcd instances.

Read m3s docs Source code

mesos-m3s architecture: ClusterD supplies resources while K3s provides the Kubernetes layer. Adapted from the GPL-3.0 mesos-m3s project.

compose.yaml

version: "3.9"
services:
  web:
    image: registry.example.invalid/demo/web:1.0
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    deploy:
      replicas: 3
      resources:
        limits:
          cpus: 0.5
          memory: 256

Framework 02ContainersCompose 3.9Go

mesos-compose

Orchestrate container services from Compose YAML.

mesos-compose turns supported Compose-spec 3.9 definitions into workloads scheduled by ClusterD. It provides a familiar declarative format for services while retaining ClusterD's resource offers, placement, and distributed execution model.

Describe complete servicesConfigure replicas, resource limits, ports, volumes, networks, health checks, and placement constraints.
Manage the workload lifecycleLaunch, list, update, restart, or stop services and individual tasks through the Mesos® CLI plugin.
Target cluster resourcesUse attributes and constraints for placement, with optional GPU configuration where available.

Compatibility note: mesos-compose implements its documented Compose 3.9 feature set; it does not claim complete Docker Compose compatibility.

Read Compose docs Source code

Build your own

Bring a scheduler to the shared resource pool.

ClusterD's framework model keeps application-specific scheduling outside the cluster manager. Build a new framework or extend an existing one for your platform.

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