Platform Overview

Your Complete DevOps Platform in the Cloud

Imagine having Google Cloud Console's power, Vercel's deployment simplicity, and enterprise-grade governance—all in one platform. That's Planton Cloud. We've built a unified platform that brings together infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and team collaboration into a cohesive experience.

The Platform Promise: One platform to rule them all—from connecting your cloud accounts to deploying applications, from managing teams to tracking costs. Everything you need for modern cloud development, nothing you don't.

Platform Architecture at a Glance

Planton Cloud is organized around a clear resource hierarchy and interconnected components:

graph TD
    A[Organization] --> B[Environments]
    B --> C[Cloud Resources]
    B --> D[Services]
    
    E[Connections] --> A
    F[Members & Teams] --> A
    G[Billing] --> A
    
    H[InfraHub] --> C
    I[ServiceHub] --> D
    
    style A fill:#4CAF50,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style B fill:#2196F3,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px

Core Platform Components

🏢 Resource Hierarchy

Organization → Environments → Resources
Just like Google Cloud's organization/project model, but simpler. Everything starts with your organization, branches into environments (dev, staging, prod), and contains your actual resources.

🔌 Connections

Your gateway to external services
Connect once, use everywhere. Whether it's AWS credentials, GitHub repositories, or Docker registries, Connections provide secure, reusable integrations.

🏗️ InfraHub

Infrastructure as Lego blocks
Browse a catalog of pre-built components (Lego blocks), combine them into templates (Infra Charts), and deploy with one click. No more copying Terraform modules.

🚀 ServiceHub

Vercel-like experience for backends
Connect your Git repository, push code, get deployments. Automatic builds, preview environments, and GitOps workflow—all built in.

👥 Teams & Access

Collaboration without chaos
Invite team members, organize them into teams, and manage permissions. Enterprise-grade access control that doesn't get in the way.

💰 Billing & Usage

Transparent, seat-based pricing
Pay per developer seat, get generous automation minutes included. No surprise bills, no complex calculators.

The Developer Journey

Here's how developers typically experience Planton Cloud:

Day 1: Getting Started

1. Sign up with email or Google account
2. Create your organization (takes 30 seconds)
3. Connect your cloud account (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
4. Create your first environment (dev, staging, or prod)

Screenshot Placeholder: Platform signup flow showing login/join beta buttons

Day 2: First Infrastructure

1. Browse the Component Store for what you need
2. Deploy a database or other resource with one click
3. Watch the deployment progress in real-time
4. Access your resource immediately

Day 3: First Application

1. Connect GitHub or GitLab with OAuth
2. Create a Service from your repository
3. Push code and watch it build
4. Get your live URL automatically

Week 2: Team Collaboration

1. Invite team members via email
2. Create teams for different projects
3. Set up staging and production environments
4. Configure approval workflows for production

Key Platform Features

Context-Aware Navigation

The context selector (top-left, next to logo) always shows where you are:

• Organization Level: Manage connections, billing, teams
• Environment Level: Deploy resources, view services

Just like Google Cloud Console, clicking any node in the hierarchy sets your context.

Screenshot Placeholder: Context selector dropdown showing organization/environment hierarchy

Unified Deployment Experience

Whether deploying infrastructure or applications:

• Same mental model (declare → deploy → manage)
• Same visibility (logs, status, history)
• Same governance (policies, approvals, audit)

Visual Infrastructure Management

See your infrastructure as:

• List View: Traditional table of resources
• Canvas View: Visual graph showing relationships
• DAG View: Deployment dependencies and progress

Screenshot Placeholder: Infrastructure canvas view showing resource relationships

GitOps from the UI

Every configuration change:

• Creates a version (like Git commits)
• Shows what changed (diff view)
• Can be reverted if needed
• Triggers automatic deployments

Platform Concepts Quick Reference

Organizations

• Top-level container for everything
• Has billing, members, and settings
• Created by the first user (owner)

Environments

• Logical separation (dev, staging, prod)
• Resources are deployed to environments
• Credentials are mapped per environment

Connections

• External service integrations
• Authorized for specific environments
• Reusable across resources

Lego Blocks

• Individual cloud resources (VPC, RDS, EKS)
• Platform-provided, production-ready
• Fill form → Deploy → Done

Infra Charts

• Collections of Lego blocks
• Like Helm charts for cloud infrastructure
• Deploy entire environments at once

Services

• Your applications from Git repositories
• Automatic CI/CD pipelines
• Deploy to infrastructure from InfraHub

Stack Jobs

• Infrastructure deployment executions
• Show real-time Terraform/Pulumi progress
• Full audit trail and logs

Pipelines

• Application build and deploy workflows
• Powered by Tekton
• Triggered by Git commits

What Makes Planton Cloud Different

1. Integrated, Not Fragmented

Unlike stitching together multiple tools, everything works together:

• Infrastructure knows about applications
• Applications know about infrastructure
• Everything shares the same identity and access model

2. Visual, Not Just Code

See what you're building:

• Browse components visually
• Watch deployments progress
• Understand relationships at a glance

3. Opinionated, But Flexible

We provide the golden path:

• Best practices built-in
• Escape hatches when needed
• Your cloud accounts, our automation

Getting Started

Ready to experience the platform? Start here:

1. Platform Tour - Interactive walkthrough of all features
2. Quick Start Guide - From signup to first deployment in 10 minutes
3. Resource Hierarchy - Deep dive into organizations and environments
4. Core Concepts - Understand the building blocks

Platform Sections

Explore each area of the platform:

• InfraHub - Infrastructure provisioning and management
• ServiceHub - Application deployment and CI/CD
• Connections - External service integrations
• Teams & Access - Collaboration and permissions
• Billing - Subscriptions and usage tracking

Ready to dive in? The best way to understand Planton Cloud is to use it. Sign up for free and follow our quick start guide to deploy your first resource in minutes.