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Tenzir

Overview

Tenzir’s architecture consists three primary abstractions:

  1. Pipeline: A sequence of operators responsible for loading, parsing, transforming, and routing data. Pipelines are the core mechanism for data processing.
  2. Node: A running process that manages and executes pipelines.
  3. Platform: A higher-level management layer that provides oversight and control over multiple nodes.

Here’s how they relate schematically:

User InfrastructureTenzir Saasor self-hostedPlatformConnectUserDeploy nodesManage pipelinesapp.tenzir.comNodePipeline

When a node starts, it will automatically attempt to connect to the platform, giving you a seamless way to manage and deploy pipelines through a web interface. However, using the platform is optional—pipelines can also be controlled directly via the node’s API with a CRUD-style approach.

The platform, beyond pipeline management, offers user and workspace administration, authentication support via external identity providers (IdP), and dashboards that consists of charts.

Tenzir hosts one instance of the platform at app.tenzir.com, but you can also deploy the platform on premises in fully air-gapped environments.