Payara Qube is a self-hosted application platform that brings the power of Payara’s Jakarta EE runtime to your own infrastructure. It provides enterprise-grade application deployment capabilities while giving you complete control over your environment, data, and security. Unlike managed cloud solutions, Payara Qube runs entirely within your own Kubernetes clusters, making it ideal for organizations with strict compliance requirements, data residency needs, or existing infrastructure investments. If you’re new to Payara Qube, we recommend starting with the Getting Started section to understand installation and initial configuration.
Architecture
Payara Qube is built on a cloud-native architecture that runs on your Kubernetes infrastructure. The platform consists of a control plane for management and orchestration, plus runtime environments where your Jakarta EE applications execute.
Your applications run on Payara Micro instances within containerized environments, with full integration for monitoring, logging, and scaling capabilities. Unlike cloud PaaS solutions, you maintain complete control over the underlying infrastructure, networking, and security policies. The Payara Qube environment is centered around namespaces and applications, similar to cloud platforms, but with additional controls for resource management, security policies, and infrastructure configuration. You manage your environment through both a graphical user interface and comprehensive APIs for automation and integration with your existing DevOps workflows.