What is Tekton?

Tekton is a Kubernetes-native open source framework for creating continuous integration and delivery systems. It lets engineers build, test, and deploy across multiple cloud providers or on-premises systems by abstracting away the underlying implementation details.

As a Kubernetes-native framework, Tekton makes it easier to deploy across multiple cloud providers or hybrid environments. By leveraging the Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) in Kubernetes, Tekton uses the Kubernetes control plane to run pipeline tasks. By using standard industry specifications, Tekton will work well with existing CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Jenkins X, Skaffold, as well as Knative.