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fieldju/halyard

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2020-09-03

JavaAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

TLDR

Halyard is a control-panel tool that configures and maintains a Spinnaker deployment setup from a single configuration file.

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    What it does
      Configure Spinnaker
      Manage credentials
      Generate config files
    Tech stack
      Java
      Spinnaker
      halconfig
    Use cases
      Add cloud provider
      Update authentication
      Central config management
    Audience
      DevOps engineers
      Platform teams
    Notable approach
      Single config file
      Daemon plus CLI

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Describe an entire Spinnaker deployment setup in one halconfig file instead of editing scattered files.

USE CASE 2

Add a new cloud provider like AWS or Google Cloud with a few hal commands.

USE CASE 3

Update authentication settings for Spinnaker without manually editing configs.

USE CASE 4

Generate all the configuration files Spinnaker needs to run via the background daemon.

What is it built with?

JavaSpinnaker

How does it compare?

fieldju/halyardabhishek-kumar09/configurateabhishek-kumar09/orekit
LanguageJavaJavaJava
Last pushed2020-09-032020-09-302020-11-15
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyhardeasymoderate
Complexity4/52/54/5
Audienceops devopsdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Still in beta and may introduce breaking changes, requires understanding Spinnaker infrastructure.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install Halyard and set up a basic halconfig for Spinnaker.
Prompt 2
Write the hal commands to add AWS as a cloud provider to my Spinnaker setup.
Prompt 3
Explain how the halconfig, daemon, and hal CLI work together in Halyard.
Prompt 4
Help me update my CI system configuration using Halyard's hal command-line tool.

Frequently asked questions

What is halyard?

Halyard is a control-panel tool that configures and maintains a Spinnaker deployment setup from a single configuration file.

What language is halyard written in?

Mainly Java. The stack also includes Java, Spinnaker.

Is halyard actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-09-03).

How hard is halyard to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is halyard for?

Mainly ops devops.

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