# Ankra Use Cases - Ship, Operate and Grow Applications Canonical: https://ankra.ai/use-cases Explore Kubernetes application delivery, AI-assisted operations, cost control, security, existing infrastructure and open source services with Ankra. Use cases # What you build is up to you. We help you run it. Deploy applications and services on Kubernetes, improve what you already run, or take more control of your costs and infrastructure. Find your starting point. [Get your app live](https://platform.ankra.app/auth/signup) [Explore the platform](https://ankra.ai/features) 01 ## Build & ship [Build & ship ### Ship your application Connect a repository and get a path from code to a running application on infrastructure you control.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/ship-your-app) [Build & ship ### Local development to production Move from a development cluster to staging and production with reusable configuration and explicit environment inputs.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/local-dev-to-production) [Build & ship ### Application delivery & CI/CD Bring testing, builds, security scans, images and deployment into one delivery workflow.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/ci-cd-pipelines) [Build & ship ### Applications and their services Run PostgreSQL, caches, monitoring and other platform services alongside the applications that use them.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/databases-and-services) [Build & ship ### Run AI applications & services Deploy AI applications, private model gateways and supporting services on the infrastructure your team chooses.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/ai-workloads) 02 ## Operate & protect [Operate & protect ### An AI platform engineer Agents that read live cluster state, fix what breaks and wait for your approval. Use Ankra's AI team, or connect Claude, Cursor or your own agent over MCP.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/ai-platform-engineer) [Operate & protect ### Investigate production incidents Give your team and its agents the logs, events and resource state needed to investigate a running application.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/incident-response) [Operate & protect ### Self-service with control Give developers and agents useful access while retaining ownership of permissions, configuration and changes.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/team-governance) 03 ## Grow & move [Grow & move ### Operate an edge fleet Manage Kubernetes at remote sites with shared stacks, site-specific inputs and central operational visibility.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/edge-computing) [Grow & move ### Multi-cloud & private infrastructure Use one operational platform across public clouds, managed Kubernetes and private servers.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/multi-cloud) [Grow & move ### Move from Argo CD or Flux Move delivery into Ankra’s native GitOps engine while keeping standard Helm releases and Kubernetes configuration.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/migrate-from-argocd-flux) [Grow & move ### Control your infrastructure costs Understand estimated spend, find unused capacity and price your next infrastructure decision with Ankra.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/kubernetes-cost-optimization) [Grow & move ### Migrate Docker & Compose Plan a move from Docker or Compose into Ankra-managed Kubernetes, including its configuration and database data.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/migrate-from-docker) [Grow & move ### Bring the systems you already run Connect existing clusters and services, give agents useful context and adopt Ankra one practical step at a time.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/bring-existing-infrastructure) [Grow & move ### Run open source alternatives Replace suitable managed services from AWS, Azure or Google Cloud with open source services deployed through Ankra and operated with agent help.](https://ankra.ai/use-cases/replace-managed-services) Your next chapter ## You built it. *Let’s get it live.* Give your application a path to production. Give your team a simpler way to run it. [Get your app live](https://platform.ankra.app/auth/signup) [Try a playground](https://ankra.ai/playground) First 30 vCPU of platform usage included. Try it without a card; a card unlocks full access and €59 of credit. From something you built to something people use. - Deploy from your repository - Run on infrastructure you choose - Operate with your team and agents