Ready to Get Started?
Create your first control plane project in just 10 minutes. Our quickstart guide walks you through creating a custom resource type and deploying it to a local Upbound Crossplane instance.
Upbound
Welcome to the Upbound Crossplane, the AI-native distribution of Crossplane.
Build autonomous infrastructure platforms ready for the age of autonomous systems.
$ curl -sL "https://cli.upbound.io" | sh
$ up project init -t project-template-k8s-webapp -l python my-webapp
✓ Created control plane project
$ cd my-webapp && up project run --local
💻 Local dev control plane running in kind cluster "my-webapp".
$ up uxp web-ui open
Your Control Plane Journey
Get started and build your best platform.
Get Started
Quick introduction to Upbound Crossplane and building your first control plane
- Prerequisites and setup
- Create a control plane project
- Define custom resource types
- Deploy and use resources
Guides
Step-by-step tutorials for platform engineering scenarios and integrations
- Build control plane projects
- Create an Internal Developer Platform
- Common use cases
Manuals
Comprehensive documentation for Upbound Crossplane features and concepts
- Install, configure, and manage Upbound
- Control Plane Concepts
- How-to deploy Upbound in production
Reference
API documentation, CLI commands, Release Notes, and technical specifications
- Crossplane API
- Spaces API
- CLI reference
- Release notes
Why Control Planes?
Control planes unlock the benefits of building custom APIs to manage the resources your users need.
AI-Native Distribution
Built for autonomous infrastructure platforms serving both humans and AI systems
Control Plane Pattern
Software that controls other software through declarative APIs and continuous reconciliation
Custom APIs
Build your own platform APIs with Custom Resource Definitions and composition functions