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What is Hydranaut?

Hydranaut is a service catalog and platform health monitoring solution that provides complete visibility into your services, teams, and infrastructure.

Core Value Proposition​

  • Service Catalog: Centralized registry of all your microservices and APIs
  • Health Monitoring: Real-time monitoring with 5-minute check intervals
  • Dependency Visualization: Static analysis of service relationships
  • Team Management: Unlimited team members across all tiers

Who Should Use Hydranaut?​

  • Development teams managing microservices architectures
  • DevOps professionals needing infrastructure visibility
  • Growing organizations with complex service dependencies

Key Differentiators​

Compared to ServiceNow or Backstage:

  • Faster setup: Get started in minutes, not weeks
  • Lower cost: Starting at R0/month
  • Simpler use: No dedicated DevOps staff required
  • Developer-focused: Built for technical teams

Deployment Options​

  • SaaS (Recommended): Hosted on Azure, ready immediately
  • Self-Hosted: Docker + PostgreSQL setup (planned for later versions)

What Hydranaut Monitors​

✅ Supported:

  • Microservices
  • REST APIs
  • Service health endpoints

❌ Not Currently Supported:

  • Databases
  • Load balancers
  • Other infrastructure components