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+---
+title: 'KubeSphere Community Edition Released: Free Forever, Enterprise-Grade Container Management Instantly Available!'
+tag: 'Product Updates'
+keyword: 'KubeSphere, Community Edition'
+description: 'KubeSphere Community Edition officially released, free forever.'
+createTime: '2025-10-09'
+author: 'KubeSphere'
+image: 'http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/v4.2.0%20Community%20Edition%20GA.png'
+---
+
+Today, we officially announce the release of **KubeSphere Community Edition** — a **free forever** container management platform designed for developers and small-to-medium teams. This marks a major milestone in KubeSphere’s product strategy — representing a concrete step toward lowering the barriers to cloud-native adoption and serving a broader user base.
+
+## Four Key Advantages — Free, Yet Enterprise-Ready
+
+### Free Forever, Enterprise-Grade Experience
+
+**Zero cost, no hidden fees.** KubeSphere Community Edition is permanently free and requires no licensing fees, allowing startups, small businesses, and growing teams to enjoy the benefits of cloud-native technology equally.
+
+But free doesn’t mean limited in capability. The Community Edition provides **long-term support and continuous iteration** at the same level as enterprise offerings. All features are battle-tested across industries, giving your business a reliable cloud-native foundation. We believe accessibility and quality can coexist.
+
+### Easy Installation and Immediate Usability
+
+**Flexible deployment, adaptable to all environments.**
+KubeSphere Community Edition supports public cloud, private cloud, and bare metal environments, ensuring seamless compatibility across infrastructures. Whether you’re deploying in a data center, on cloud servers, or on-prem hardware, it runs effortlessly.
+
+**Lightweight and beginner-friendly.**
+The platform offers a streamlined installation process that dramatically simplifies Kubernetes cluster setup and management. No complex scripts or pre-configurations are required—installation takes just minutes, allowing your team to focus on development and operations faster.
+
+### Open Architecture, Unlimited Extensibility
+
+**Pluggable design and ecosystem compatibility.**
+KubeSphere Community Edition features a highly modular architecture with a UI/API that supports dynamic extensions. You can enable only the extensions you need—keeping the system lightweight and efficient.
+
+Even better, KubeSphere integrates seamlessly with numerous open-source tools, empowering you to extend capabilities and build a cloud-native operating system that best fits your team.
+
+### Full-Featured, Cloud-Native Foundation
+
+KubeSphere Community Edition includes the **core capabilities** for building and managing a cloud-native container platform:
+
+- **Unified Management**: Multi-cluster management, fine-grained RBAC, and tenant isolation for enterprise-grade governance.
+- **Powerful Observability**: Multi-dimensional monitoring, alerting, and notification systems for rapid troubleshooting.
+- **Efficient Operations**: Full application lifecycle management, DevOps pipelines, and flexible storage/networking solutions.
+
+## Extensions: Covering Key Scenarios
+
+KubeSphere Community Edition includes 18 carefully curated extensions, covering observability, DevOps, security, AI inference, service gateway, and database management:
+
+**Observability Stack**
+- WizTelemetry Platform Service
+- WizTelemetry Monitoring
+- WizTelemetry Alerting
+- WizTelemetry Notification
+- WizTelemetry Data Pipeline
+- Grafana for WizTelemetry
+- Grafana Loki for WizTelemetry
+- Metrics Server
+
+**Gateway & Traffic Management**
+- KubeSphere Gateway
+- Higress (Cloud-Native API Gateway)
+
+**DevOps & Continuous Delivery**
+- DevOps (Full CI/CD Pipeline)
+
+**Security & Compliance**
+- Gatekeeper (Policy Engine)
+- cert-manager (Certificate Management)
+
+**AI and GPU Support**
+- NVIDIA GPU Operator
+- DeepSeek (AI Inference)
+
+**Data Management & Storage**
+- ob-operator (OceanBase Operator)
+- oceanbase-dashboard (OceanBase Management Console)
+- Fluid (Dataset Orchestration and Acceleration)
+
+These integrations aren’t simple “bundles” — they’re deeply tested and optimized for plug-and-play use within KubeSphere. Each extension can be installed from the Extension Center with one click, reducing learning and maintenance overhead.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Installation & Upgrade
+
+#### Online Installation
+
+If you are **starting from scratch**, follow the [Install Kubernetes and KubeSphere Online Guide](https://docs.kubesphere.com.cn/v4.2.0/03-installation-and-upgrade/02-install-kubesphere/01-online-install-kubernetes-and-kubesphere/) to deploy KubeSphere in an internet-accessible environment.
+
+If **Kubernetes is already installed**, you can install KubeSphere directly via Helm. Refer to the [Install KubeSphere](https://docs.kubesphere.com.cn/v4.2.0/03-installation-and-upgrade/02-install-kubesphere/01-online-install-kubernetes-and-kubesphere/#_install_kubesphere) documentation for steps.
+
+#### Upgrade from Open Source Edition to Community Edition
+
+If you already use the open-source version of KubeSphere and wish to upgrade, note the following:
+
+**Usage recommendation**: For optimal experience, the Community Edition supports up to **128 vCPU** per cluster. Beyond that, the system enters read-only mode (view-only access).
+
+**Before upgrading**:
+1. Follow the upgrade guide to run the cluster-size check script.
+2. Verify dependency versions according to the documentation.
+
+Refer to [Upgrade from KubeSphere Open Source to Community Edition v4.2.0](https://docs.kubesphere.com.cn/v4.2.0/03-installation-and-upgrade/03-upgrade-kubesphere/05-online-upgrade-to-community-4.2.x/) for details.
+
+### License Activation
+
+**Step 1: Retrieve Cluster ID**
+
+After installing KubeSphere, navigate to **Component Dock → Platform Settings → Licenses** to find your Cluster ID.
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/v4.2.0%20Community%20Edition%20GAenv1.png" alt="v4.2.0%20Community%20Edition%20GAenv1.png">
+</p>
+
+**Step 2: Apply for Free License**
+
+Go to [Apply for a Free KubeSphere Community License](https://kubesphere.co/apply-license/), fill in your information and Cluster ID, and submit. The license key will be sent to your email (check your spam folder if you don’t receive it).
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/v4.20%20ga%20env2--7a7cf.png" alt="v4.20%20ga%20env2--7a7cf.png">
+</p>
+
+**Step 3: Add License**
+
+Copy the authorization code from the email, go to **Component Dock → Platform Settings → Licenses**, click **Add License**, and paste the code to activate.
+
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/v4.2.0%20Community%20Edition%20GAenv3.png" alt="v4.2.0%20Community%20Edition%20GAenv3.png">
+</p>
+
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/v4.2ogav4--4a.png" alt="v4.2ogav4--4a.png">
+</p>
+
+Your KubeSphere Community Edition is now ready to use!
+
+## Why Choose KubeSphere Community Edition?
+
+**Truly Zero Barrier**  
+No purchase or approval required — start your cloud-native journey immediately.
+
+**Production-Grade Reliability**  
+Built on Kubernetes best practices and validated by enterprise users, stable and ready for production.
+
+**Smooth Upgrade Path**  
+As your business grows, simply switch your license to upgrade to the Enterprise Edition for advanced features and support.
+
+## Start Your Cloud-Native Journey Today
+
+Unlock the full potential of Kubernetes with KubeSphere Community Edition — the easiest way to manage your cloud-native applications efficiently!
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+---
+title: 'KubeSphere 社区版重磅发布：永久免费，秒享企业级容器管理！'
+tag: '产品动态'
+keyword: 'KubeSphere, 社区版'
+description: 'KubeSphere 社区版正式发布，永久免费。'
+createTime: '2025-10-09'
+author: 'KubeSphere'
+image: 'http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/v4.2.0%20Community%20Edition%20GA.png'
+---
+
+今天，我们正式发布 **KubeSphere 社区版**——一款为开发者与中小团队量身定制的**永久免费**容器管理平台。这是 KubeSphere 产品战略的重要里程碑，标志着我们在降低云原生技术门槛、服务更广泛用户群体方面迈出了实质性一步。
+
+
+## 四大优势，让免费也能用得安心
+
+### 永久免费，企业级体验
+
+**零成本使用，无隐藏费用**。KubeSphere 社区版承诺永久免费，无需任何许可费用，让中小团队、初创企业、小规模生产业务能够平等地享受云原生技术红利。
+
+但免费并不意味着妥协。社区版享受企业级产品的**长期支持与持续迭代**，所有功能均经过各行业生产环境验证，为您的业务构建可靠的云原生基石。我们相信，技术的普惠性与产品的高质量并不矛盾。
+
+### 极简安装，开箱即用
+
+**灵活部署，全场景适配**。
+KubeSphere 社区版支持公有云、私有云及裸金属等多种环境，无缝兼容不同类型的基础设施，满足多样化部署需求。无论您是在企业数据中心、云服务器，还是自建硬件集群，都能轻松运行。
+
+**轻量方案，高效上手**。
+平台提供轻量化安装方式，显著简化 Kubernetes 集群的搭建与管理流程。您无需繁琐的前期配置和复杂脚本，安装过程快捷顺畅，从部署到使用仅需数分钟，让团队能够快速进入业务开发与运维阶段。
+
+### 开放架构，无限扩展
+
+**可插拔设计，生态兼容**。KubeSphere 社区版采用高度模块化的架构，UI/API 支持动态扩展，所有功能均可按需启用。这种设计确保了平台的轻量与灵活：您可以只安装所需组件，避免资源浪费。
+
+更重要的是，KubeSphere 与各类开源工具无缝集成，您可以自由扩展平台能力，将 KubeSphere 打造成最适合您团队的云原生操作系统。
+
+### 功能全面，构建云原生基石
+
+KubeSphere 社区版包含了**构建和管理云原生容器平台的核心能力**：
+
+- **统一管理**：支持集群管理、细粒度 RBAC 访问控制、多租户隔离体系，满足企业级权限与资源治理需求。
+- **强大可观测性**：提供多维度的监控、告警、通知功能，集群与应用状态一目了然，故障排查效率显著提升。
+- **高效运维**：涵盖应用全生命周期管理、DevOps 流水线、灵活的存储与网络方案，让运维团队专注业务价值创造。
+
+
+## 扩展组件：覆盖关键场景
+
+KubeSphere 社区版精心筛选并集成了 **18 个扩展组件**，覆盖可观测性、DevOps、安全治理、AI 推理、服务网关、数据库运维等关键领域：
+
+**可观测性体系**
+- WizTelemetry 平台服务
+- WizTelemetry 监控
+- WizTelemetry 告警
+- WizTelemetry 通知
+- WizTelemetry 数据流水线
+- Grafana for WizTelemetry
+- Grafana Loki for WizTelemetry
+- Metrics Server
+
+**网关与流量管理**
+- KubeSphere 网关
+- Higress（云原生 API 网关）
+
+**DevOps 与持续交付**
+- DevOps（完整 CI/CD 流水线）
+
+**安全与合规**
+- Gatekeeper（策略引擎）
+- cert-manager（证书管理）
+
+**AI 与 GPU 支持**
+- NVIDIA GPU Operator
+- DeepSeek（AI 推理）
+
+**数据管理与存储**
+- ob-operator（OceanBase Operator）
+- oceanbase-dashboard（OceanBase 管理面板）
+- Fluid（数据集编排与加速）
+
+这些组件的集成不是简单的"打包"，而是经过深度适配与测试，确保在 KubeSphere 平台上开箱即用。每个组件都可通过扩展市场一键安装，降低了学习成本与运维复杂度。开发者可以像搭积木一样，根据自身需求自由扩展平台能力边界，驱动创新与持续演进。
+
+## 快速上手
+
+### 安装与升级
+
+#### 在线安装
+
+若您是**从零开始**安装，请仔细阅读[在线安装 Kubernetes 和 KubeSphere](https://docs.kubesphere.com.cn/v4.2.0/03-installation-and-upgrade/02-install-kubesphere/01-online-install-kubernetes-and-kubesphere/)，帮助您在可访问 Internet 的情况下安装 Kubernetes 和 KubeSphere 。
+
+若您**已安装好 Kubernetes**，可直接通过 Helm 安装 KubeSphere，具体步骤可参考文档[安装 KubeSphere](https://docs.kubesphere.com.cn/v4.2.0/03-installation-and-upgrade/02-install-kubesphere/01-online-install-kubernetes-and-kubesphere/#_安装_kubesphere) 。
+
+#### 从开源版升级至社区版
+
+若您已安装 KubeSphere 开源版本，想升级到社区版，请注意以下要点：
+
+**使用建议**：社区版建议集群总规模控制在 **128 vCPU** 以内，以保证完整的管理与操作体验。超过该规模时，系统将进入资源只读模式，可继续查看资源，但无法进行新建或修改操作。
+
+**升级前必读**：
+1. 请根据升级文档中的步骤，执行脚本检查当前的集群规模
+2. 社区版安装的具体依赖要求，请根据文档中的内容检查各项依赖的版本
+
+
+详细流程请参考文档[从 KubeSphere 开源版升级到社区版 v4.2.0](https://docs.kubesphere.com.cn/v4.2.0/03-installation-and-upgrade/03-upgrade-kubesphere/05-online-upgrade-to-community-4.2.x/)。
+
+
+### 许可证激活
+
+**步骤 1：获取集群 ID**
+
+完成 KubeSphere 安装后，打开 KubeSphere 容器管理平台，进入**组件坞 → 平台管理 → 许可证页面**，获取当前集群的集群 ID。
+
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/image2025-9-24_14-30-25.png" alt="image2025-9-24_14-30-25.png">
+</p>
+
+**步骤 2：申请免费许可证**
+
+通过官方链接[申请 KubeSphere 社区版的免费许可证](https://kubesphere.com.cn/apply-license/)，填入个人信息和集群 ID，提交申请。随后许可证将发送至您的邮箱（邮件可能会被拦截，如长时间未收到，请尝试在垃圾箱中查找）。
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/image2025-9-24_14-26-34.png" alt="image2025-9-24_14-26-34.png">
+</p>
+
+**关于有效期**：许可证提供了有效期选项。许可证到期，如需继续使用，可再次申请免费许可，确保服务不中断。
+
+**步骤 3：添加许可证**
+
+收到邮件后，复制邮件中的授权码，打开 KubeSphere 容器管理平台，进入**组件坞 → 平台管理 → 许可证页面**，点击**添加许可证**，将授权码填入即可完成激活。
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/image2025-9-24_14-36-39.png" alt="image2025-9-24_14-36-39.png">
+</p>
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="http://pek3b.qingstor.com/kubesphere-community/images/v4.20gazh-v4bf69f6.png" alt="v4.20gazh-v4bf69f6.png">
+</p>
+
+至此，KubeSphere 社区版已经可以正常使用！
+
+## 为什么选择 KubeSphere 社区版？
+
+**真正的零门槛**
+
+无需采购预算、无需复杂审批流程，任何团队都可以立即开始云原生转型。
+
+**生产级可靠性**
+
+基于 Kubernetes 生态的最佳实践，经过大量企业用户验证，功能稳定可靠，可直接用于生产环境。
+
+**平滑的升级路径**
+
+随着业务规模的扩大，只需更换 License，即可无缝升级至企业版，立即获得企业级功能与技术支持，确保系统稳定、高效、持续扩展。
+
+
+## 立即开启云原生新篇章
+
+**用 KubeSphere 社区版释放 Kubernetes 的全部潜能，高效管理您的云原生应用！** 我们期待您的反馈与建议，让我们一起构建更好的云原生平台。
+
+