Development of an application programming interface for launching and managing dynamic networks of distributed software

Abstract

Creating networks of distriubted software is a complex laborious task. This is due to the fact that many aspects have to manually configured. Each instance of a program has to be configured and and created. Tools like Kubernetes make it easier to create such networks as it provides the ability to create networks on a single computer. Kubernetes however does not reduce the amount of manual work that has to be done by a user. Additionally the communication with instances that are deployed inside a network can be tedious as not every program running in such a network may be exposed for external acces. To tackle this problem create an API that reduces the amount of work that has to be done by a user to create distriubted software networks. The goal of this API is to make it possible to configure, create, and manage networks with minimal effort. Furthermore the API is supposed to make the process of running such networks more safe by strictly controlling which programs can be run via the API.