> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ale.run/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Ale is a self-hosted developer platform for your infrastructure. With plugin-based customization, you can flexibly configure your build and deployment pipelines..

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  <Card title="" icon="computer" href="/en/getting-started/quickstart" horizontal>
    Install in Local Environment
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  <Card title="" icon="aws" href="/en/setup/ec2/01_ec2-prerequisite" horizontal>
    Install on AWS EC2
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  <Card title="" icon="aws" href="/en/setup/eks-eksctl/01_aws-prerequisite" horizontal>
    Install on AWS EKS
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  <Card title="" icon="google" href="/en/setup/gke/01_gke-prerequisite" horizontal>
    Install on GCP GKE
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## Core Features

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  <Card title="Operations System & Developer Dashboard" icon="people-arrows" href="/en/getting-started/introduction#core-features">
    A unified platform with separate access controls for development and operations teams
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  <Card title="Developer Self-Service" icon="users-rectangle" href="/en/developers/quickstart">
    Developers can manage environments and deploy applications directly from the dashboard without relying on the operations team
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  <Card title="Diverse IaaS Service Support" icon="circle-plus" href="/en/operations/plugins">
    Extend beyond Kubernetes—deploy and manage EC2, Lambda, and other IaaS services with the same ease
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  <Card title="Plugin Customization" icon="plug-circle-plus" href="/en/operations/plugins">
    Customize features needed for cloud infrastructure operations through plugin development.
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## Operations System

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  <Card title="Access Control" icon="user-shield" href="/en/operations/user-management">
    Manage user permissions and access controls for the developer dashboard
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  <Card title="Preset Resources" icon="gauge" href="/en/operations/settings#resource-profile-management">
    Optimize resource management with customizable presets
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  <Card title="Monitoring" icon="chart-line" href="/en/advanced/metrics">
    Visualized metrics for Kubernetes resource usage
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  <Card title="Multi-Cluster" icon="layer-group" href="/en/advanced/multi-cluster">
    Connect and manage Kubernetes clusters across multiple CSPs
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  <Card title="K8s Description" icon="note-sticky" href="/en/operations/deployment-history">
    View K8s descriptions generated during deployment
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  <Card title="Visibility" icon="eye" href="/en/operations/services">
    Manage all services deployed from a single page
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  <Card title="Cluster Access" icon="terminal" href="/en/operations/clusters#agent-access">
    Access and control clusters directly via agents using kubectl
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  <Card title="OAuth Authentication" icon="arrow-right-to-bracket" href="/en/operations/settings#oauth-setup">
    Easily integrate Google and GitHub OAuth for seamless login
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  <Card title="Secrets Management" icon="key" href="/en/getting-started/introduction#app">
    Grant access without exposing sensitive data to developers
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## Developer Dashboard

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  <Card title="Application Templates" icon="sparkles" href="/en/developers/dockerfile">
    Built-in support for various apps and templates including Node, Next.js, Redis, and Dockerfile configurations
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  <Card title="K8s Storage Provisioning" icon="hard-drive" href="/en/developers/database">
    Automatically create and mount volumes (PVC) for databases and other services
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  <Card title="Automatic SSL Certificates" icon="browser" href="/en/developers/domain">
    Automatically generate preview URLs with HTTPS certificates upon service deployment
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  <Card title="Deploy Automation" icon="infinity" href="/en/developers/githubactions">
    Deployment automation using GitHub Actions, with support for zero-downtime deployment
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