Oracle released a revamped toolkit to make it easier to deploy WebLogic domains to Kubernetes clusters.

Version 2.0 of the hyperscaler’s WebLogic Kubernetes Toolkit UI (WKT UI) features vital provisioning tools to automate cluster configuration and management.

The update introduces a new WebLogic Deploying Tool (WDT) model editor for creating and editing deployment configurations, replacing the previous WebLogic Remote Console integration. The tool now supports cross-architecture deployments, allowing developers to run WKT UI on Apple Silicon Macs while targeting x86-based Kubernetes clusters such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Kubernetes Engine.

The cloud giant also introduced streamlined credential management, requiring users to enter container registry credentials only once rather than repeatedly across different sections of the interface.

Monica Riccelli, product manager for Oracle’s WebLogic Server line, said the goal of the latest update was to “mak[e] it even easier to deploy WebLogic Server domains and applications to Kubernetes clusters.”

WebLogic is Oracle’s answer to IBM WebSphere, serving as an enterprise-grade offering for deploying Java applications either on-premises or in the cloud.

Oracle's Kubernetes Toolkit offers developers looking to run WebLogic-based applications in Linux containers on a Kubernetes cluster a collection of open source tools. It debuted in 2022, and essentially acts as a UI that wraps all the tools into a single offering to make migrating from WebLogic Server domains to Kubernetes simpler.

Users can flick between "design view," where they can enter values to create images, and domain custom resources, as well as deploy the operator and ingress controllers. "Code view." meanwhile, provides a shell script that performs the same operations but from the command line.