Jarakube is Jaraco's Kubernetes-based development and operations platform for teams that want to connect applications, data, automation, and local AI services without giving up control of their environment.
What Jarakube is for
- Connect existing business systems, internal services, and new software components in one controlled platform
- Create a reliable basis for automation, integration, and AI-supported workflows
- Keep sensitive business data in your own infrastructure or in a European hosting environment
- Reduce dependency on large non-European cloud platforms where that matters operationally or legally
Core building blocks
- Kubernetes as the operational base for modular workloads and controlled rollout processes
- Open-source components for storage, networking, observability, and platform operations
- A structured information layer that makes data easier to find, govern, and reuse across services
- Local or tightly controlled AI services for internal assistants, document workflows, and process automation
- Integration paths for existing systems such as ERP, CRM, databases, document storage, and production-related software
What problems it addresses
Many small and mid-sized companies already have data and software in place, but the pieces do not work together cleanly enough for dependable automation. Information is scattered, manual transfers remain common, and AI ideas stall because data access, governance, and infrastructure are not ready.
Jarakube creates a practical platform layer that helps teams connect those pieces step by step. New data can become available quickly across the system, responsibilities can be made clearer, and new services can be introduced without rebuilding the whole landscape at once.
How deployment works
- Run on dedicated on-premise hardware for full local control
- Run in a European datacentre when local hosting is not the right fit
- Start with a focused integration or workflow instead of a full transformation programme
- Expand incrementally as new use cases, data products, and automation services prove their value
Where it fits best
Jarakube is designed for organisations that need more than a simple hosting setup. It fits when software delivery, data usage, automation, and AI need to be combined in one maintainable system with clear ownership and realistic operating models.
It is especially relevant for companies that want to modernise existing IT, prepare secure internal AI use, or build a more dependable platform for integration-heavy operational work.
Built for small and mid-sized companies
Jarakube is aimed at companies that see the value of AI, automation, and central data access, but do not want to build a large internal platform team first. Typical environments include industrial companies, craft businesses, agencies, consultancies, service providers, retailers, and teams with ERP, CRM, Jira, Confluence, databases, file servers, or sensitive customer data.
The offer is intentionally practical: customers do not buy Kubernetes or local LLMs as abstract technology. They start with concrete process improvements such as document automation, internal knowledge search, reporting, support automation, or better data flow between existing systems.
Operating models
Jarakube can be introduced in the operating model that fits the customer's risk profile and IT capacity:
- Hybrid: sensitive data stays local or in a controlled customer environment, while operation, maintenance, or scaling tasks are supported by Jaraco or a partner
- Partner-hosted: the platform runs with a European IT partner when the customer does not want to operate infrastructure
- Fully on-premise: data, models, workflows, and applications stay inside the customer's own network
- Jarakube Complete: a preconfigured local system with hardware, Kubernetes, CEPH storage, local AI components, data catalogue, and initial workflows
For small and mid-sized companies, the usual starting points are hybrid operation, partner hosting, or Jarakube Complete. A fully on-premise model remains available for organisations with especially high control and security requirements.
Packages and use cases
Jarakube is packaged around understandable business outcomes:
- Starter: from 499 € per month for a first hybrid or hosted setup with one use-case bundle and basic data catalogue
- Business: from 899 € to 1,499 € per month for multiple data sources, two to three use cases, monitoring, and managed service
- Control: from 1,499 € to 2,999 € per month for dedicated operation, stronger governance, local LLMs, individual integrations, and optional SLA agreements
- Complete: local control without building the infrastructure yourself
Common use-case bundles include document automation, internal knowledge AI, reporting and insights, support automation, and system integration between ERP, CRM, databases, and file shares. This keeps the entry point understandable for smaller teams and allows the platform to grow as additional processes prove their value.
Jarakube Complete Local
For small and mid-sized companies that already run services locally and want to keep data on their own premises, Jarakube can be delivered as a local complete system.
Jarakube Complete Local starts from 17,500 € one-time plus from 999 € per month.
The minimal local setup is designed around:
- 3 storage nodes with 6 CEPH OSDs
- 4 additional compute nodes for workloads, automation, and redundancy
- 1 on-premise GPU node for local AI workloads
- Additional network devices, cabling, adapters, and setup material
- A preconfigured Kubernetes platform with monitoring and operating documentation
The monthly fee covers the managed platform layer around the local installation: Kubernetes and storage updates, monitoring, alerting, security maintenance, backup and recovery checks, remote support, documentation updates, and continuous Jarakube platform improvements. The hardware stays under your control; Jarakube keeps the platform maintainable.
Prices are orientation values. The final offer depends on current hardware market prices, availability, storage capacity, GPU class, warranty, support level, and integration scope.
First step
If you want to assess whether Jarakube fits your environment, we can start with a scoped discussion around your existing systems, data flows, operational constraints, and the first use case worth implementing.
Slack support and community
For Jarakube support and general questions, we now offer the Slack channel #jarakube.
If you want to join the wider community, get in touch and send us a brief email explaining why you would like to join #community. We are glad you joined, and we look forward to building the community together.