Organization Layer¶

The organization layer provides shared tools, packages, and configurations for the entire organization.

Purpose¶

Provides:

Curated app store with developer tools
FOSS package management system
Organization-specific spins
Shared configurations and standards

Components¶

App Store¶

17+ curated developer tools
Version controlled
Security vetted
Highly configurable

Tools include: Docker, Kubernetes (kubectl, helm, k9s), Python, Node.js, Git, and more.

FOSS Package Ecosystem¶

Package registry with approval workflows
Security scanning (Trivy, Grype, OSV)
License compliance tracking
Internal mirrors (PyPI, NPM, Maven, Docker)
REST API and CLI tool

Organization Spins¶

Pre-configured variants:

Standard development environment
Data science environment
DevOps tooling
Custom organization-specific setups

Directory Structure¶

packages/organization/
├── app-store/
│   └── catalog.yml        # Available applications
├── foss-packages/
│   ├── registry/          # Package registry
│   ├── security/          # Security policies
│   ├── licenses/          # License management
│   ├── api/               # REST API
│   ├── cli/               # CLI tool
│   └── scripts/           # Management scripts
├── spins/
│   └── standard/          # Standard organization spin
├── ansible/
│   └── group_vars/
│       └── apps.yml       # App configurations
└── tests/               # Verification tests

Configuration¶

packages/organization/ansible/group_vars/apps.yml:

apps:
  docker:
    enabled: true
    version: "24.0"

  python:
    enabled: true
    version: "3.11"

Usage¶

Programs inherit from organization layer and can:

Enable/disable apps
Override versions
Add custom configuration