lakeFS 1.83

lakeFS is open source data version control, often described as Git for data lakes. It brings Git style branching, committing, merging and rollback to the data in your object storage, so data teams can build reproducible, isolated and safe data workflows over the same storage they already use. This cloudimg image installs the official pinned lakeFS 1.83 server and lakectl client on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, verified against a sha256 checksum, and runs the server under systemd. Docker is not required.

Security is built in. lakeFS holds two secrets that must never be shared across machines: the admin access key and secret that authenticate API and UI access, and the encryption key that protects all stored credentials. This image ships neither. On first boot every VM creates its own random encryption key and runs a headless setup to create a per instance admin access key and secret, then proves that the admin authenticates while anonymous access is rejected. The admin credentials are written to a root only file.

You interact with lakeFS through its web UI, the lakectl command line client, the REST API, or the S3 compatible gateway. nginx on port 80 fronts the server, which binds to loopback only, and an unauthenticated health endpoint answers load balancer probes. The versioned data and the key value metadata sit on a dedicated data disk, making the appliance self contained for evaluation. For production you point the block store at Azure Blob Storage or S3 and can back the metadata with PostgreSQL.

lakeFS is Apache 2.0 licensed, free and open source with no per CPU or per deployment fee. cloudimg provides packaging, security patching and 24/7 support with a guaranteed 24 hour response SLA. lakeFS is a trademark of Treeverse Ltd.; cloudimg is not affiliated with or endorsed by Treeverse or the lakeFS project.