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title: "STACKIT Cloud Foundry"
description: "Managed Platform as a Service (PaaS) enabling developer-focused 12-factor application deployment and auto-scaling."
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  tags: ["Cloud Foundry", "PaaS", "12-Factor", "Buildpacks", "Runtime"]
  maintainers:
    - user: "alexander.gabert"
source_url: "https://framework.stackit.cloud/architecture/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-service-cloud-foundry/"
source_file: "docs/architecture/assetcontainer/stackit/stackit-service-cloud-foundry.mdx"
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STACKIT Cloud Foundry abstracts infrastructure operations for rapid application deployment.

## Service Overview
- **Developer Productivity**: Deploy apps instantly using standard buildpacks without managing VMs or OS kernels.
- **Pay-Per-Use Scaling**: Auto-scales application instances and resources dynamically based on incoming traffic.
- **Service Marketplace**: Bind database and messaging services directly to applications.

## Technical Details
- **Architecture**: Multi-tenant open-source Cloud Foundry platform operating across multiple Availability Zones.
- **Tooling**: Managed via Cloud Foundry CLI (`cf push`), STACKIT Portal, and Terraform Provider.

## Limitations & Constraints
- **No OS Access**: Root operating system shell access and custom kernel module installations are unsupported.
- **Stateless Design**: Containers are stateless; persistent application data must use external managed database services.

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