What does Kestra orchestrate?

Kestra wraps the tools you already run with a unified orchestration layer: event-driven triggers, approval gates, retries, and cross-stack execution history. Today the catalog covers infrastructure (Terraform, Ansible, VMware, Nutanix, Proxmox, Docker, Argo CD) and data (dbt Cloud, dbt Core). The same pattern extends to 1400+ plugins across the wider stack.

How does Kestra fit alongside the tool I already use?

Kestra does not replace the tool. Terraform still provisions infrastructure, Ansible still configures hosts, dbt still runs models, Argo CD still reconciles Kubernetes. Kestra runs above them: when each one fires, what runs before, who approves promotion to prod, and where the audit trail lives. Each integration page shows the exact pattern for that tool.

Can one Kestra flow chain multiple of these tools?

Yes. A common pattern: Terraform provisions the cluster, Ansible configures the nodes, Argo CD deploys the app. All three run as sequential tasks in one flow with outputs flowing forward and per-step retries on the step that fails. See the Terraform, Ansible, and Argo CD pages for the full chain.

Is Kestra open source?

Yes. Kestra's core is fully open source under the Apache 2.0 license. You can self-host on Docker or Kubernetes, run air-gapped, or use the managed Cloud version. Enterprise adds RBAC, audit logs, SSO, Apps for self-service forms, and worker isolation.

Where does Kestra fit for data orchestration?

Kestra triggers dbt Cloud or dbt Core jobs the moment upstream data lands (Fivetran completion, S3 file, Kafka event), coordinates Hightouch reverse-ETL downstream, and gives you one execution history across the whole pipeline. See the dbt Cloud and dbt Core pages for the full pattern.

How do I get started?

Start Kestra locally in under a minute with Docker, or try the managed Cloud version for free. Visit the quickstart guide to launch your first workflow, or book a demo to see how Kestra fits your team's stack.

Orchestrate your stack with Kestra

Orchestrate Ansible with Kestra

Infrastructure

Drive ansible-playbook from cron and events, gate wave promotion, parse per-host results via the Kestra callback, and chain with Terraform and ServiceNow.

Orchestrate Argo CD with Kestra

Infrastructure

Trigger argocd app sync on CI completions or image pushes. Add approval gates before prod, retry transient failures, and chain Terraform, Ansible, and Argo CD.

Orchestrate AWS with Kestra

Cloud

Trigger S3, Lambda, Glue, EMR, DynamoDB, Athena from one flow. Native S3 fan-out, cross-account ops via stsRole, no EventBridge rule sprawl.

Orchestrate Cloudflare with Kestra

Cloud

Drive Cloudflare DNS, CDN purges, WAF rules, and Workers KV from upstream events. Multi-zone updates, Worker deploys, and zone-aware ops in one flow.

Orchestrate dbt Cloud with Kestra

Data

Trigger dbt Cloud jobs when Fivetran finishes, chain with downstream activation, add approval gates, and track every run across your data stack in one place.

Orchestrate dbt Core with Kestra

Data

Wrap every dbt build with event triggers, approval gates between layers, retries, and full lineage visibility, without touching your dbt models.

Orchestrate Docker with Kestra

Infrastructure

Build, scan with Trivy, sign with Cosign, and promote the same sha256 digest from staging to prod, with Compose stacks for tests and guaranteed teardown.

Orchestrate Git with Kestra

Infrastructure

Push flows, dashboards, and Namespace Files to any Git provider. Sync back on schedule. Treat Git as source of truth with dryRun diffs and protected namespaces.

Orchestrate GitHub Actions with Kestra

Infrastructure

Dispatch GitHub Actions workflows from cron, S3, Kafka, or any HTTP signal. Chain Actions output with non-GitHub tools, gate deploys, auto-manage issues and PRs.

Orchestrate Kubernetes with Kestra

Infrastructure

Run heavy Pods inside the cluster as flow steps. Server-side apply on event, rolling restarts on Secret rotation, and the same flow across many K8s clusters.

Orchestrate NetBox with Kestra

Infrastructure

Drive Ansible flows from NetBox device and site lists. Auto-allocate IPs from prefixes on VM provision. Reconcile scan reality with declared inventory weekly.

Orchestrate Nutanix with Kestra

Infrastructure

Orchestrate Nutanix from one flow: crash- or app-consistent recovery points, cross-cluster DR replication, and Category-driven Prism inventory.

Orchestrate OPA with Kestra

Infrastructure

Evaluate Rego policies before destructive flow steps. Upload from Git with dryRun review. Audit every decision in execution history. EE plugin, self-hosted.

Orchestrate Proxmox with Kestra

Infrastructure

Drive Proxmox VE from one flow: VMware-to-Proxmox migrations, node drain via live migration, snapshot rollback, and vzdump backup restore drills, all in YAML.

Orchestrate ServiceNow with Kestra

Business

Read ServiceNow change requests, run the matching runbook, update tickets with execution links. Open incidents on flow failures. Patch waves driven by CMDB.

Orchestrate Slack with Kestra

Business

Connect Slack to dbt, Terraform, Argo CD, AWS, Snowflake, and the stack. Notifications, scheduled reports, approval gates, incident channels, history exports.

Orchestrate Terraform with Kestra

Infrastructure

Schedule Terraform plans for drift detection, gate plan to apply with a named reviewer, retry only the failed step, and chain with Ansible or ArgoCD.

Orchestrate VMware with Kestra

Infrastructure

Orchestrate vSphere from one flow: vCenter event triggers, snapshot-gated patching, approval gates, and one audit trail across VMware, Ansible, and ServiceNow.