Architecture Overview

This section provides an overview of the MAR platform architecture, including how it maps to Kubernetes concepts.

Platform Architecture

The MAR Control Plane is a cloud-native platform built on Kubernetes that provides:

• Unified Management - Single interface for managing clusters and instances
• Resource Optimization - Efficient allocation of compute resources
• Observability - Built-in monitoring, alerts, and logging
• Access Control - Role-based permissions and audit trails
• Automation - Webhooks and programmatic interfaces

Core Components

Control Plane

The management layer that provides:

• API server for all operations
• Authentication and authorization
• Resource orchestration
• State management

Data Plane

The runtime layer that executes workloads:

• Container orchestration
• Service networking
• Storage management
• Compute scheduling

Observability Layer

Built-in monitoring and logging:

• Metrics collection
• Log aggregation
• Trace collection
• Alert evaluation

Integration Points

• API - Programmatic access to all platform features
• CLI - Command-line interface for common operations
• Web UI - Browser-based management console
• Webhooks - Event-driven integrations

Next Steps

• Kubernetes Architecture - Detailed Kubernetes mapping
• Platform Concepts - Core concepts and terminology