BubbleOps Platform Features

Everything you need to automatically provision, operate, and govern infrastructure.

BubbleOps Platform Provisioning Workflow

From self-service request to governed environments, fully automated.

The BubbleOps provisioning workflow turns a simple user action into a fully governed, production-ready environment. Every step is automated, policy-aware, and consistent, from the initial request through long-term operations.

BubbleOps acts as the control plane between platform users and infrastructure, ensuring every environment is provisioned and operated within defined IT Ops guardrails.

Built for virtualized infrastructure, not container orchestration

BubbleOps vs Kubernetes

Platform User

Who initiates provisioning

• • Developers, DevOps, SRE, IT Ops
• • Role, project, policy-based access
• • Self-service with no ticket request
• • On-demand environment access

BubbleOps UI / CLI

Where intent drives automation

• • Single-click provisioning in the UI
• • Single bubbles command via CLI
• • Software Defined Environments
• • Profiles = OS + Configuration

Data Center Infrastructure

Where BubbleOps executes

• • Proxmox handles infrastructure
• • Consistent instance provisioning
• • Resource allocation guardrails
• • Fully self-hosted

Governed Environments

What the user receives

• • VMs enrolled in core services
• • RBAC compliant infrastructure
• • Production-ready at completion
• • Governed across the lifecycle

Why This Workflow Matters

Consistency
Standardized automation
Speed
Minutes instead of days
Governance
Policies enforced automatically
Safety
Day-2 operations run immediately

Watch Workflow in Action in the Walkthrough Video

Provisioning Automation

One click. One command. Fully automated environments.

BubbleOps turns complex provisioning workflows into a single, repeatable action, whether initiated from the UI or the CLI. Every environment is created from structured definitions, ensuring speed, consistency, and governance.

Simple Invocation

• •Single-click provisioning in the UI
• •Single bubbles command via CLI
• •No manual VM creation or scripting

Definition-Driven

• •Bubble Type Definition files
• •Declarative instance count and specs
• •Repeatable, version-controlled environments

End-to-End Automation

• •OS selection via profiles
• •First-boot configuration applied automatically
• •Post-provision workflows executed reliably

BubbleOps: From Definition to Deployment

Define Instance Profile
Define Environment Bubble
Provision with BubbleOps
Fully Configured Environment

See What a Bubble Environment Definition File Looks Like

Identity Integration

Automatic identity, access, and privilege control from day one.

Every instance provisioned by BubbleOps is automatically enrolled into your identity system, ensuring secure access, consistent privilege controls, and standardized authentication across all environments.

Automatic Enrollment

• •Identity manager auto-registration
• •Hostgroups assigned at provisioning time
• •Identity policies enforced by default

Access & Privilege Control

• •Centralized authentication
• •Sudo and privilege management
• •Role- and host-based access controls

Security & Standardization

• •SSH keys managed centrally
• •No unmanaged or orphaned hosts
• •Consistent access controls across systems

BubbleOps: Identity Integration Workflow

Provision with BubbleOps
Execute Post-provisioning
Enroll in Identity Manager

Watch Identity Integration in the Walkthrough Video

Monitoring Integration

Automatic monitoring from the moment an environment is provisioned, ensuring reliable Day-2 Ops.

BubbleOps automatically enrolls every provisioned instance into role-aware, policy-driven monitoring, ensuring consistent visibility, health tracking, and performance insight throughout its operational lifecycle.

Automatic Enrollment

• •Instances auto-enroll in monitoring
• •Hostgroup-based monitoring applied
• •No manual setup or follow-up

Context-Aware Monitoring

• •Metrics vary by hostgroup
• •Role-appropriate checks enabled
• •Noise reduced through standardization

Operational Visibility

• •Real-time health and performance
• •Early issue detection
• •Faster incident response

BubbleOps: Monitoring Integration Workflow

Provision with BubbleOps
Execute Post-provisioning
Enroll in Monitoring Service

Watch Monitoring Integration in the Walkthrough Video

Backup Integration

Backup protection applied automatically, no follow-up required.

BubbleOps ensures every provisioned instance is automatically protected by backups, removing the risk of forgotten or misconfigured backup policies.

Automatic Enrollment

• •New VMs auto-registered with Backup Server
• •Default nightly backups applied

Policy-Driven Protection

• •Assign backup jobs at provisioning time
• •Align environments with backup strategies

Operational Safety

• •No manual backup configuration
• •Faster incident response

BubbleOps: Backup Protection Workflow

Provision with BubbleOps
Execute Post-provisioning
Enroll in Backup Server

Infrastructure, Configuration & Patch Management

Automatically enroll systems into lifecycle, compliance, and patch workflows.

BubbleOps integrates directly with Infrastructure Management Software to ensure every instance is managed, patched, and observed consistently from day one through its entire lifecycle.

Lifecycle & Hostgroup Assignment

• •Enroll in Infrastructure Manager
• •Lifecycle Enforced
• •Hostgroup policy applied

Configuration & Compliance

• •Puppet configuration applied
• •CVE scanning and compliance
• •Configuration policy enforced

Patch & Repository Management

• •Controlled package updates
• •Pinned repository versioning
• •Reduced bandwidth usage

Operational Visibility

• •Inventory and health view
• •Graphs and per-host insights
• •Remote execution support

BubbleOps: Infrastructure Compliance Enforcement Workflow

Provision with BubbleOps
Execute Post-provisioning
Enroll in Infrastructure Manager

Watch governance in action in the Walkthrough Video

Bubble Definitions, Profiles & Hook Scripts

Define environments once. Reproduce them endlessly.

BubbleOps uses structured Bubble Type Definitions to describe complete environments, including instance layout, operating systems, configuration, and lifecycle actions.

Bubble Type Definitions

• •UI-driven layout and YAML on CLI
• •Define instance count and specifications
• •Track ownership of each Bubble

Instance Profiles

• •Select supported operating systems
• •Select First-boot Bash or Ansible config
• •Versioned and reusable

Hook Scripts

• •Run 'hooks' after provisioning
• •Run 'hooks' after de-provisioning
• •Bash and Ansible supported

BubbleOps: From Definition to Consistent Environments

Example Bubble Definition

Server1:
  RAM: 4G
  CPU: 2
  DOMAIN: example.com
  HOSTNAME: web1
  PROFILE: webapp-nginx
  DISKS:
    disk1: 40G
Server2:
  RAM: 4G
  CPU: 2
  DOMAIN: example.com
  HOSTNAME: web2
  PROFILE: webapp-nginx
  DISKS:
    disk1: 40G
Server3:
  RAM: 2G
  CPU: 4
  DOMAIN: example.com
  HOSTNAME: lb1
  PROFILE: webapp-haproxy
  DISKS:
    disk1: 10G
Server4:
  RAM: 8G
  CPU: 8
  DOMAIN: example.com
  HOSTNAME: db1
  PROFILE: webapp-mysql
  DISKS:
    disk1: 50G
Server5:
  RAM: 2G
  CPU: 2
  DOMAIN: example.com
  HOSTNAME: storage1
  PROFILE: webapp-storagefs
  DISKS:
    disk1: 20G
    disk2: 200G
VIP: '1'
BLOWBUBBLEHOOKSCRIPT:
  NAME: BASH:register-haproxy
  TAGVERSION: 3rd Revision
BURSTBUBBLEHOOKSCRIPT:
  NAME: BASH:deregister-haproxy
  TAGVERSION: 1st Revision
EMAILLIST:
  NAME: webapp-dev-team

Role-Based Access & Policy Controls

Control who can deploy what and where.

BubbleOps provides fine-grained access controls designed for complex software organizations with many teams, projects, and environments.

Project-Based Access

• •Users grouped by role
• •Access scoped to specific projects

Controlled Deployment Rights

• •Who can define Bubble Types
• •Who can deploy or destroy them

Infrastructure Guardrails

• •Restrict deployments by hypervisor
• •Restrict deployments by network

Governed Infrastructure Provisioning Workflow

Assign Group
to Project
Assign Project
to Network
Assign Project
to Hypervisor
Cluster
Create Bubble
Type Definition
Deploy Bubble Type
Definition
Governed + Compliant
Infrastructure

Feature Matrix

See how each role benefits from BubbleOps.

BubbleOps Is Delivered Through SovrenStack

BubbleOps is currently delivered exclusively through SovrenStack, guaranteeing a fully integrated and production-ready operational environment.