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Use Okteto to build, deploy and develop your applications directly in your Kubernetes cluster

How To Develop Applications on Kubernetes with Okteto

<p>Okteto is a development platform for Kubernetes applications. Build better applications by developing and testing your code directly in your own Kubernetes infrastructure. Give your team the power of <a href="https://okteto.com/docs/cloud" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Okteto Cloud</a>, with the control and flexibility of running in your very own Digital Ocean Kubernetes cluster.</p>
<p>After installing Okteto you and your team will be able to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Get self-service access to your Kubernetes infrastructure. Forget about dealing with IAMs and account mappings and just login with your email account to get your <a href="/docs/cloud/credentials" rel="noopener" target="_blank">kubeconfig</a>.</li>
<li>Visualize your workloads in a Developer-focused Kubernetes dashboard.</li>
<li>Automatically apply security policies, quotas and access control to every user and deployment.</li>
<li>Create <a href="https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/namespaces" rel="noopener" target="_blank">secure Kubernetes namespaces</a> with one click.</li>
<li>Get <a href="https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/ssl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">automatic HTTPs endpoints</a> for all your services.</li>
<li>Configure <a href="https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/secrets" rel="noopener" target="_blank">secrets</a> and prevent secure credentials from being stored in version control.</li>
<li><a href="https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/applications" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Deploy your applications</a> with one click, directly from a fully customizable Application Catalog, powered by <a href="https://github.com/helm/helm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Helm 3</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/build" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Build on remote</a> your container images, powered by <a href="https://github.com/moby/buildkit" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BuildKit</a>.</li>
<li>Push your images to the <a href="https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/registry" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Okteto Registry</a>.</li>
<li>Fully integrate with the <a href="https://github.com/okteto/okteto" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Okteto CLI</a> to develop directly in your Kubernetes cluster.</li>
</ul>

Okteto is a development platform for Kubernetes applications. Build better applications by developing and testing your code directly in your own Kubernetes infrastructure. Give your team the power of [Okteto Cloud](<https://okteto.com/docs/cloud>), with the control and flexibility of running in your very own Digital Ocean Kubernetes cluster.

After installing Okteto you and your team will be able to:

- Get self-service access to your Kubernetes infrastructure. Forget about dealing with IAMs and account mappings and just login with your email account to get your [kubeconfig](</docs/cloud/credentials>).
- Visualize your workloads in a Developer-focused Kubernetes dashboard.
- Automatically apply security policies, quotas and access control to every user and deployment.
- Create [secure Kubernetes namespaces](<https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/namespaces>) with one click.
- Get [automatic HTTPs endpoints](<https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/ssl>) for all your services.
- Configure [secrets](<https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/secrets>) and prevent secure credentials from being stored in version control.
- [Deploy your applications](<https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/applications>) with one click, directly from a fully customizable Application Catalog, powered by [Helm 3](<https://github.com/helm/helm>).
- [Build on remote](<https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/build>) your container images, powered by [BuildKit](<https://github.com/moby/buildkit>).
- Push your images to the [Okteto Registry](<https://okteto.com/docs/cloud/registry>).
- Fully integrate with the [Okteto CLI](<https://github.com/okteto/okteto>) to develop directly in your Kubernetes cluster.

