Welcome to the Open Component Model community!

This repository outlines all the necessary steps to get started with learning about, using, and contributing to the OCM projects. You can find all this and much, much more also on our web page.

The Open Component Model provides a standard for describing delivery artifacts that can be accessed from many types of component repositories.

The following projects build the foundation of OCM:

• OCM Specification - The ocm-spec repository contains the OCM specification, which provides a formal description of OCM and its format to describe software artifacts and a storage layer to persist those and make them accessible from remote.
• OCM Core Library - The ocm core library is written in Golang and contains an API for interacting with OCM elements. A guided tour how to work with the library can be found here.
• OCM CLI - With the ocm command line interface end users can interact with OCM elements. It makes it easy to create component versions and embed them in CI and CD processes. Examples can be found in this Makefile.
• OCM Controller - The ocm-controllers are designed to enable the automated deployment of software using the Open Component Model and Flux.
• OCM Website - The ocm-website you are currently visiting. It is built using Hugo and hosted on Netlify.

Here are some suggested starting points:

• Read about the problem statement that the OCM set of solutions can help to solve.
• Start with the documentation about Model Elements.
• Check out this demo that shows an end-2-end scenario in an air-gapped environment, integrating OCM with Flux.

OCM extends ApeiroRA's Platform Mesh principles by providing secure, reliable delivery and deployment of software - across cloud, on-prem, hybrid, and even air-gapped environments. By decoupling and streamlining lifecycle processes like compliance checks, security scans, and deployments, OCM helps teams collaborate more effectively and build trust into every step of the software supply chain.

OCM has been donated to the NeoNephos Foundation, a Linux Foundation initiative dedicated to advancing open-source projects that align with the strategic objectives of IPCEI-CIS under neutral governance. Learn more about NeoNephos and our role within it here.

We welcome all contributions from the community!

Please read the Contributing Guide for instructions on how to contribute.